What Jojo says, was done in practice in all the communist societies, greater flats were shared by 2-5 families, one bathroom, one kitchen- you can imagine what has happened: eternal quarrels, fights, stress, hatred, noise, dirt, vendettas..... I think you have not watched many Soviet movies from the 1930 in which the situation was presented in an idealized form.
Redistribution is not a solution and it is only temporary, please read about Mediocristan and and Extremistan in Taleb's Black Swan. Inequality is a fundamental law of Nature, all you can do socially is minor adjustments at the extremes, but it is not easy to act wisely. Peter On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Zell, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > A redistributist economy is inevitable. I say this sadly because I have > libertarian impulses but realize that technology is leading us into a state > like StarTrek - in which no one has secure employment except for the guy > who fixes the Replicator. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jojo Jaro [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 11:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Designer of 3-D Printable Gun Has His 3-D Printer Seized > > Hoorah!!! let's steal from the rich to redistribute to all the lazy bums > out there. I wonder how you would feel if I confiscated your house and let > homeless people live there with you. I'm pretty sure you would welcome > that and enjoy it. > > What a moron! > > > > Jojo > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 11:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Designer of 3-D Printable Gun Has His 3-D Printer Seized > > > > It's possible my recent little mini-rant gave many Vorts the > > impression that I believe that the "Rich and Powerful" are evil > > miscreants, that I believe the majority of U.S. citizens who reside in > > so-called 98% under/middle class should rise up and overthrow the > > alleged tyranny of the greedy, the so-called "Rich and Powerful" - > > yada-yada and so forth. > > > > Personally, I suspect "greed" is a natural component of our > > psychological and physiological makeup. It's in our genes, and for > > good reason. Greed, specifically the action of hoarding helped our > > ancient ancestors survive slim-pickens, such as when hunting for game > > was at best a precarious job skill, and famine prevailed throughout > > the land. > > > > However, today the entire world is slowing transforming (granted, in > > fits and starts) into a technologically automated society, where most > > of our needs will available to us via technology, through the wonders > > of automation and robotics. The absolute need to follow many of our > > prior genetically built-in biological imperatives, particularly the > > greed to amass as much money as one can (and all the privileges > > associated with "money) is becoming increasingly more > > counterproductive. > > > > A modern working-class society, a modern economy cannot flourish > > unless the middle class can secure sufficient discretionary "income" > > in which to purchase goods and services that in-turn are mostly > > created by the working class. If too much discretionary currency ends > > up in the coffers of just a few rich and powerful individuals and > > corporations the economy of the majority of working class citizens > > collapses because of working classes' inability to support it. > > > > That's were government regulation has to step in and help level the > > playing field. It will not be easy, nor will all adjustments be > > perfect. Needless to say, the Rich and Powerful will resist. The Tea > > Party will resist! ;-) Just keep in mind, however, that it's just our > > genes telling to prepare for famine. But this time... maybe this time > > we don't have to believe "famine" is just around the corner, not when > > technology, automation, and robotics are rapidly becoming the new > > underclass of our modern society. It's an underclass that will never > > demand expensive health insurance, or join a union and constantly go > > on strike for a pay raise. > > > > Unfortunately, old habits - particularly some of those faithful genes > > associated with greed - are going to be with us for a very long time. > > > > This will be an interesting presidential election. I hope it won't be > > ruled by our genes. > > > > Regards > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > www.OrionWorks.com > > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > > > > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
