On Mon, 2010-12-20 at 20:28 -0800, Harry Veeder wrote: > He is proposing a system to ensure a more equitable distribution of > wealth.This > is different from giving everyone the "same access to wealth". > > The system of payment he is proposing does not depend on more taxation (or > what > you call theft). I hope it also does not depend on generating more debt.
But it does depend on taxation, and that's the moral dilemma. Taxation depends on threats of violence. To apply any morality consistently, we have to eliminate threats against people. Otherwise it's just predatory, no matter how nice the outcome might sound to some people. Craig
