If you’re trying to redistribute society’s wealth, then you’re going to have to take from those who produce more than average, and give it to those who produce less than average.
Your point about being motivated by things other than money is something I’ll readily agree upon, but is also irrelevant to a discussion on the redistribution of wealth, where we’re specifically addressing those parts of society which generate wealth.
I think our ideas of how to redistribute them are different, I see your point nonetheless.
However we don’t live in a society where your ability to produce is directly connected to what you receive from what you produce.
That’s the main problem with our society, no ceo is 250 times more productive than a line worker.
I mean you are kind of describing the difference between socialism and communism with that point about productivity.
Under socialism workers get back a percentage of what THEY put in. Under communism the workers get back a portion of what ALL the workers produce or the revenue of that.
If you’re trying to redistribute society’s wealth, then you’re going to have to take from those who produce more than average, and give it to those who produce less than average.
Your point about being motivated by things other than money is something I’ll readily agree upon, but is also irrelevant to a discussion on the redistribution of wealth, where we’re specifically addressing those parts of society which generate wealth.
I think our ideas of how to redistribute them are different, I see your point nonetheless.
However we don’t live in a society where your ability to produce is directly connected to what you receive from what you produce.
That’s the main problem with our society, no ceo is 250 times more productive than a line worker.
I mean you are kind of describing the difference between socialism and communism with that point about productivity.
Under socialism workers get back a percentage of what THEY put in. Under communism the workers get back a portion of what ALL the workers produce or the revenue of that.