02-15-2020, 01:24 AM
(02-15-2020, 12:55 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: How so? Do you not enjoy living in a world with nice products? Do you not enjoy the pleasure of owning products? I mean, you could just be a P.A. living in the remote, helping people to get past their ailments and injuries for free and living totally off the land for all I know.
As for me, I like the world we live in. I love new products, new cars, all the stuff. I can't afford to buy all the cars, the homes and the stuff, but that's alright with me. I love knowing that it's all there, and that it enables me to be able to work in a competitive field and be compensated fairly for it. Am I "wealthy"? Nope. Do I have more than I need to get by? Absolutely, and most likely so do you. Largely in part because of Capitalism, and the rewards of growing up in a society based upon it.
On the other hand, if worker pay increased just a third of what CEO pay had increased, you could afford to buy most of that stuff.
Personally, I'm tired of CEO bonuses that,often, are just the result of healing more work on workers without additional compensation. We live in a society where if you have a decent job, most people are afraid to take a sick day.
