Why is wealth redistribution inherently wrong? - Page 10

Vitiate · 06-28-2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerv14

That is true, if a parent won't pay for their children's education then it is the same for them as them being poor.

However, when I said "rich" parents, I meant parents that will pay for their children's education. Those rich children will have an easier job getting into college then a poor person (or someone who doesn't recieve any money from their parents).

Same point.

They are not necessarily on equal footing. Just because your parents don't give you a 'dime' does not necessarily mean you're on equal footing with someone who is less fortunate. There are other factors such as the community you grew up in (wealthy vs. non-wealthy) that are able to better fund and take part in their public education systems. With better public schools comes better chances for scholarships due to the quality of academic/athletic programs.

Furthermore, those parents who earn that '500,000k' living are more apt to indoctrinate sufficient investment skills as well as knowledge that an otherwise less fortunate person may not be able to obtain.

Feslin · 06-29-2008, 01:44 AM

Because people aren't obligated to take care of other people.

It's that simple. It's just not my/your/their problem. Sad? Oh well.

Nerv14 · 06-29-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Libre

Nerv believes if you only steal a dollar that it somehow isn't stealing.

I am against the income tax, because a targeted income tax on the wealthy is stealing, while a sales tax and a luxury tax that gives the money to the poor is fine as long as it is for a good reason.

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Originally Posted by Vitiate

They are not necessarily on equal footing. Just because your parents don't give you a 'dime' does not necessarily mean you're on equal footing with someone who is less fortunate. There are other factors such as the community you grew up in (wealthy vs. non-wealthy) that are able to better fund and take part in their public education systems. With better public schools comes better chances for scholarships due to the quality of academic/athletic programs.

Furthermore, those parents who earn that '500,000k' living are more apt to indoctrinate sufficient investment skills as well as knowledge that an otherwise less fortunate person may not be able to obtain.

The added footing becaue of neighborhoods and knowedge because of your parents just adds to someone's own skills. It isn't an inherent advantage because of wealth but an added skill that the wealthy children actualy recieve. So that is fine.

Nerv14 · 06-29-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by freckles

I think Nerv thinks the whole 'Bush got into Yale on his daddy's bank account' somehow is a daily occurance.

No, that isn't what I said at all. I was talking about how the smart person needs to get schollarships, when the Bushes going to those schools don't need to be smart enough to get that destinction. That is what I have been saying for a while.