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Originally Posted by ad hominem
of course most people here are from rich countries who like to pretend they are poor so when they propose things like this they usually have the idea that everyone who is richer than they are will give money to them they do not like the idea that they are rich and should give their money to people like most in the world who are poorer than they are this is a rather convenient belief system is it not
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I actually use this argument commonly when people talk about proposing any kind of law or government action regarding 'the rich'. The word 'rich' is impossible to define in any kind of objective way, which means that everyone is going to have an equally valid subjective interpretation. So I generally like to ask if they would like to have whatever law they're proposing changed so it applied to them, because they are technically wealthier than a great deal of the world's population. It tends to really get people thinking.
You've also really got to wander: What would be the short-term effects of taking away the primary form of incentive from the world's wealthiest and most powerful people and corporations?