"Mike Marlow" wrote in
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HeyBub wrote:
Just Wondering wrote:
At least part of the "root cause" is that some people, through
education, experience, natural ability, etc. know how to create a
surplus and others don't. If you took one of each and started them
out on an equal footing, before long one would be rich and the other
would be poor. How do you propose to "get at" the unequal
distribution of talent and ability for making and holding onto
wealth?

Quite simple, really: You mandate equal outcomes. This can be done by
social promotion in schools, affirmative action, progressive tax
rates, or any of myriad techniques instituted by a liberal-inclined
political class.

Errrr... I've had my fill of "social promotions" in schools. Thing
about that for just a moment...

Geezus - talk about a stupid idea in the first place, that proved its
own stupidity in its own failure...

Social promotion stinks. And to answer Heybub, I'm for letting people up
or down as to their abilities. Mandating equal outcomes is nonsense,
you'd defeat teaching people selfesteem. But it is very difficult to
teach that a smart kid who doesn't need todo homework to get A's isn't
"worth" as much as a kid who has trouble learning things, but works hard
at it. Now, who has to get the most $$ in his job later on, that's a
different question. But to me, it is all about the sincerety and energy
with which you do your job. You all know that a good hands-on plumber is
worth at least as much as the person faking the budgets for the school
.... (DONT TAKE IT PERSONAL -- ANOTHER BIG GRIN)

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Han
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