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Originally Posted by Joe
You mean apprenticeships.
They did that and too many people entered the middle class.
We need an underclass of stupid people willing to work for sh_t to ensure an uneven distribution of wealth.
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"Even distribution of wealth" is an interesting concept. It sounds fair, equitable, harmonious. But what is it, and how is it accomplished? You obviously don't mean everybody is distributed the same or equal "wealth." That was tried in China (excluding the Communist Party members who, of course were distributed much greater wealth than the rest of the folk) and it didn't work too well. Wealth there is now being distributed to the rest of the folk unevenly. That seems to be creating more satisfaction in those who are receiving greater distribution. But who knows how it will eventually shake out. Maybe more revolutions, etc. There is all this talk of China becoming the next great economic superpower. The jury is out.
Perhaps, you mean different levels of distribution but no sharp difference between one level and the next. Should there be a plan for the whole society--a mandated pay scale sort of like the government G1 to Gwhatever? Perhaps fines or penalties for those who manage to steal a larger portion of distribution than they are entitled?
And what is "wealth"? Surely not money. Money is merely the means to buy some form of wealth. Is wealth various sorts of property? Can wealth be intangibles which money may or may not be able to purchase? Are states of mind such as satisfaction, or happiness, or contentment, or spirituality, or aesthetic taste, and so on forms of wealth? So, under mandated even distribution of wealth will those at different levels of distribution only be allowed their proper portion of property or intangibles?