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In reply to the discussion: So really ... what is wrong with redistributing wealth? [View all]Missycim
(950 posts)1. If a business makes a product that isn't harmful to the environment you first point is moot.
2. You have to believe in Marx (which I don't) Labor in and of itself isn't the end all be all, like Heinlein said, "all the labor in the world doesn't turn a mud pie into a apple tart" Labor has to be directed, an owner of a business has an idea/product and labor makes that product. I am all for fair pay and beni's but they don't warrant the whole pie.
3 Your third point is very hard to pin down, some believe any profit is evil so if you charge more then breaking even you're a soulless beast. If you make 10% on your investment that's not exploiting anyone. No one forces you to buy most products.
Its none of my bushiness (or yours) what someone does with their money as long as they earned it lawfully. Pay a small tax when you pass it on to whoever you want. I don't want their money or need it.