Agree or Disagree?

[msc545]

"You can’t really be in favour of both democracy and billionaires, because democracy requires equal opportunity in order to participate, and extreme wealth gives its holders unfathomable advantages with little accountability."

Agree

(why?)

[lightbulb27]

I'd really have to study the definions again and think hard, my cold is not helping me think.

I think the Bible is right... let it run for a while, and then reset everything..."Debt jubilee". You get some growth, people that work hard can enjoy that and whole of society can live off the growth of productivity and advancement. After the reset, those whom were not effective, get some relief to start over.

That is not fair and it might disuade some from working or creating, so maybe ya don't tell them the rules... kinda like were doing now eh. Maybe not everyone is reset to the same level.

This is also against nature. In nature, the weak fish gets eaten. But we aren't just animals... we are made in the image of the great nothing that ever existed before everything existed... or the inspiration of God, whichever one chooses.

[exitseven]

Yes, the rich always have the advantage. The alternative is Communism which never worked. I do not know what the perfect system is but I know it is not taxing the rich out of existence. I worked in state government which is a little bit like Communism. Everybody is treated the same (except for a chosen few at the top). There is no incentive to do your best work because you will only get the same raise in pay as everyone else. It really encourages you to do the bare minimum if that. If the government had to actually compete with agencies in the private sector there is no way that they could stay in business.

[msc545]

The alternative is socialism not communism which is different whether or not you can actually make that distinction.

Private business is most often in this country involved in corruption of one kind or another. I don't think that's much better if any better than government agencies.

[exitseven]

The difference is that taxpayers are on the hook for government corruption.

[msc545]

Just like it is now.

[exitseven]

exactly.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Agape93]

Disagree. Democracy means you get equal rights and a say in governance. It had fuck all to do with equal opportunities, pay, status or anything else.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Agree with you

[normalice]

Democracy only requires equal protection of the law and equal say in what that law is. Everything else is stuff we agree with to make our lives better collectively or disagree with for.. whatever reasons. Surely, most of us agree billionaires make everyone's lives worse but people disagree that's important because somewhere in the world there is a guy in a dress asking to be called 'she' and you can see how that's way more important than mass homelessness and starvation..

[RebelinSteel]

Hmm how come it was those powerful landowners that fought for democracy. That an entire part of the democratic system is made up of people some of whom are millionaires and billionaires etc. just because a person has wealth does not make them anti democratic. Go experience an anarchist March and demo and count the billionaires 🤣🤣🤣 you will find it’s mainly the great unwashed and college types.

[Sameone]

I agree 💯