> Countries like Sweden which taxed their wealthy heavily, but allowed for
> display of wealth, propered, even though the very wealthy left for lower
> taxed regimes.
Sweden felt the pinch in the last decades with growing
unemployment and stagnation, though ofcourse, the standard
of living is still relatively very high.
>Countries which imposed equality, like the Soviet Union, did
> not. There must be a way to reward high achievers in ways other than money,
> although material benefits don't hurt.
That equality was not really achieved, material and most
significantly, privilege - differences were far from extinct.
Also "imposed" things never work well, or very long.
> The advantage of monetary rewards,
> of course, is that the recipient can express the reward in any way s/he
> wants, whereas other rewards depend on the taste or interest of the
> bestower. We need some creativity here, as well as a new god. (some might
> say the old one was perfectly good before He/Her/It was usurped by the
> false Marketplace god)
Given just the physical (enough food/health, tools, materials) and social
(education/freedom/platform), creativity surges without special
material awards. People enjoy being creative. People do things they
enjoy doing, without special awards (I hope you can think of
examples...).
Special awards are used in a world where only special awards allow
enjoyment...
Eva
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> David Burman
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