| zappaisgod |
| (horrid asshole) |
| 05/04/08 12:24 PM |
Re: Fairness, idealism and other atrocities
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no one loses when someone else gets rich.
While I agree with most of what he says, the above is absurd. Perhaps if the money is made honestly, that is true.
Which is the vast majority of it
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If someone gets rich via dishonesty (ala Enron) or by taking what is yours (schmucks eminent domaining neighborhoods to build a new sports stadiums) people certainly do get hurt.
There are laws against fraud. And theft and extortion. Sometimes they get caught and go to jail and lose everything. It doesn't make up, usually, but it works pretty well most of the time. And eminent domain is exactly the covetousness of the collectivist in action.
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If he would have said that rationally acting men making money honestly hurts no one, I would agree totally.
The vast majority of people who make their money honestly isn't news. Only crooks are news. Thus the perception of the prevalence of thievery is skewed by the amount of attention it gets. Dogs biting and all that.
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Also, I don't agree with politically uninvolved thing. Being politically involved is how I'm going to make money.
Good luck with that.