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Hurst said:
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trip said:
You sir are a communist!



That is a conceited response. Let's deal with the issues, not the stereotypes:


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AUM said:
My apologies for derailing this thread. One thing led to another...

I have started an off-topic thread to discuss these questions: http://www.rennteam.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=361435&an=0&page=0#361435

1. Is there any point at which personal wealth should be limited?

2. Is the present economic system fair and just?

3. Is there a viable and fair alternative to the present economic system.

Happy Motoring!



1.) Depends what type of society you wish to live in. In our market driven society, personal wealth is not limited. Creating arbitrary demarcations for personal wealth becomes an issue of contention and various issues over political and social ideology become rather convoluted...a car forum is hardly the venue of discussion. Try an intro college sociology class...

2.) Fair and just? Define the terminology. They are so ambiguous, to espouse either is simply equivocal. What is fair and just? Each person having equal resources? Or perhaps distribution based upon ability/intellect? Are we then discriminating against those born with less capacity? Are we all born with equal capacity? This question leads into an endless labyrinth of situations, most of which are NOT SUITEED FOR A CAR FORUM

3.) Viable and fair alternative? Take a look around. The millions of humans living in social contracts with government systems, relegated through election superstructures have grappled with the issue for several generations now. In the more liberal countries (Scandinavia, France, Germany etc...) we can see a lean towards more "socialist" tendencies...perhaps the US or UK or Japan have more free market traditionalist leans. However, to claim that this social contract and the collective will of the people are ignorant and archaic is pompous.

Our system has various issues, but they need to be addressed on a meta level. The proliferation of technology will, imo, be the only mediator of such issues which stem from, in essence, the scarcity of resources. Once we quench these underlying problems, I think then we can begin to evaluate and assess the problems of social imbalance.

But once again
not appropriate on a car forum

rant=off.



Note how AUM wrote:

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My apologies for derailing this thread. One thing led to another...

I have started an off-topic thread to discuss these questions: http://www.rennteam.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=361435&an=0&page=0#361435




I think bringing it up here was rude, and I don't agree with AUM's opinions whatsoever. However, he has moved it to the off-topic forums now, so let's rather continue it there if people are still interested.

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Happy Motoring!



Finally something we can agree upon