RE: Airline worker falls asleep, OP ED.
April 17, 2015 at 2:45 pm
(This post was last modified: April 17, 2015 at 2:46 pm by Heywood.)
(April 17, 2015 at 2:06 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(April 16, 2015 at 4:47 pm)Hatshepsut Wrote: . There's no question the state-owned behemoths we saw in the Soviet Union were flops.
Hard work little assures success because having or acquiring personal connections who can assist your rise is also needed. But it's true that laziness will kill your chances.
Which is why a mixed economy is probably the best way to travel.
But Dubai isn't poor. The Saudi Royal Family is not poor, and China's communist party makes tons of money allowing western businesses to exist. You cannot treat the word "capitalism" as a form of government. There is not one country in the world who does not have people in power that don't invest in the global market. I have no doubt Un's family has bank accounts and global investments.
I agree hard work has nothing to do with success. Neither does laziness. Literally even outside our species both work and luck work.
And I agree a mixed economy is good, which is why you cannot have a huge pay gap or allow monopolies of wealth.
Why can't you have a huge pay gap? If everyone's life is pretty good(and this is generally the case in the united states) what does it matter if their are a few Bill Gates or Donald Trumps around? Your life is pretty close to theirs in all the meaningful ways. Your home is probably comfortably heated and protects you from the elements as well as theirs. You probably consume as many or more calories than they do. You have access to high quality clothing. What do they have that you need? What are they keeping from you by having a much higher pay rate?
