> On 24 Jul 2020, at 20:52, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 7/24/2020 6:53 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> A pandemic is global and international. This is a case where we can make >> money for nothing, and invest it in fixing the economical problem. The >> entire world should use the pandemics as an opportunity to give to everyone >> a universal allocation, and then let everyone becoming as rich as they want, > > That sounds good, and it would be fine if rich people simply indulged their > personal tastes. But money is also a form of power and inevitably some of > the ultra-rich use their money to buy influence thru media (Ruper Murdoch > comes to mind)
That should be made illegal, and severely punished. I would also condemn the financial lobbying. A Russian said once that it is legal con-artistry. No doubt that a lot of improvement can be done. In europa financial lobbying is more regulated, but not enough. > and political campaigns to (a) make themselves richer Yes, money can be used to make more money. That is not necessarily a problem, unless it involves lies and “fake speculation”. > and (b) to infect society with their crackpot ideas (Sheldon Adelson comes to > mind). We have to combat this. Advise: never publish a paper in a journal asking money. Similarly, never give money to a sage... > > ... >> >> Equality in the social domain means equality of right. > > But what rights. The human right. > Rights are human inventions. Yes, a rather natural but positive one, which gives hope. In a pandemic like today, it makes sense to build money, as it is an investment in Health and the Future(s). Optimistically, this could help to introduce the universal allocation. It is just a matter to put the threshold of poverty higher, and restore human dignity and values. Then people should be able to become as rich as they want, as long as it is done honestly. Well, maybe some form of super-obsessive richness should be treated as a medication addiction. > > Brent > The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as > the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and > to steal bread. -- Anatole France Which is OK, if the state manage to help those who lack money to have a roof, to have some food and water if hungry and thirsty, etc. Good ideas are good only if they are well managed and enough realistic to be sustainable. Bruno > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b813192b-990d-7d7d-cc1d-7fe40c31305f%40verizon.net. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/61192B3E-596E-4AE6-B0CC-E1143C924CD3%40ulb.ac.be.
