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Originally Posted by lumberjim
spex, you are intellectually dishonest. arguing with you is pointless. you are slipperier than a greased politician.
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I'm not intellectually dishonest. I'm not going to roll over when I know that I am right. You may see that as pointless, I see it as overcoming objections. Nobody has yet given a good reason to continue to accumulate wealthy when you have enough. You say it'll never happen, but not why it's not a great idea.
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
the concept of someone 'stopping the accumulation of their wealth' is asinine. you might as well ask Lions to eat grass.
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Or humans to stop following the herds, picking nuts and berries, and to settle down and plant some crops, maybe domesticate a few animals....
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
Communism doesnt work. Eventually the entitled's needs overwhelm the ability of the enabled to provide for it, and it crashes.
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I'm not talking about communism.
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
Survival of the fittest works...in nature and in business.
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Who said anything about survival of the fittest? I prefer Darwin's philosophy - survival of the species.