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Originally Posted by ashideena";p="
What is the problem people seem to have with the idea that the rich should pay more taxes?
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What is the problem people have with grasping that if some people become wealthy through inventing things that other can use, that we all benefit from this?
If someone were to invent a food replicator a la Star Trek tomorrow, and become the richest man or woman in the world because of it, why would you care? YOU BUY THEIR PRODUCT AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FOOD AGAIN - YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COOKING AGAIN - AND THEY JUST SOLVED THE WORLD HUNGER PROBLEM. So who cares if they get rich??????????? They just made everybody's life a lot easier.
You guys have to get over your envy, jealousy and other negative emotions and see that there's nothing wrong with the free market. The fastest advancements are, as Einstein said, made by the individual laboring in freedom.