26th May 2003, 7:57 AM
Quote:Weltall:
You only get what you put into it
But people AREN'T equal. Some people are more intelligent than others, some are smarter than others, and some are more industrious than others. Those people deserve to live better than others because of their talents, and they deserve to be rich as well.
This assumes that the capitalist system we have is completely fair. While the capitalist system in the United States is probably the best in the world, it is not without its flaws. If the success of a person depended solely on intelligence, smartness, industriousness, etc., the executive boardrooms of the top 500 companies would have similar demographics to the entire United States: 83.4% White, 12.4%black, 3.3% Asian, and .8% Native American. In addition, 50% of these executives would be women. Yet both of us know that this is not the reality. I know that I have an unfair advantage over a person that grew up in Harlem, New York, but is just as smart as I am, just as motivated as I am, and just as weak as I am. I know that this person couldn't go to the college I'm going to.
And what about those drugs, Welltaii?