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In a free society, for the most part, people with high incomes have demonstrated extraordinary ability to produce valuable services for, and therefore please their fellow man. Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, and singer Michael Jackson provided services deemed highly valuable by their fellow men who voluntarily took money out of their pockets to purchase those services. Their high incomes stand as unambiguous proof of that service. Their high incomes also reflect the democracy of the market place. For example, millions upon millions of independent decision makers decided to fork over $200 or $300 for Microsoft founder Bill Gates' "Windows 98" operating system. Those who think Bill Gates is too rich, and want to redistribute his income, are really registering disagreement with the democracy of the market place and want to cancel or offset the market "vote."
Indeed, we might think of the dollars people earn as certificates of performance. Think of it in the following way. You hire me to mow your lawn. After I have completed the task, you give me $20. I go to the grocer and demand a pound of steak and a six-pack of beer that my fellow man produced. The grocer says, "You're demanding something that your fellow man has produced. What have you done to serve him?" I reply, "I have served my fellow man by mowing his lawn." The grocer says, Prove it!" That's when I hand him my $20, my certificate of performance.
- it really doesn't work like that anymore. It's broken.********
- we need to find you something better to do than typing in a political thread on QBN all nightakoni
- So which century are you living in?MrOneHundred
- Which figures did I reference?********
- Michael Jackson is BROKE, you dick. Bill Gates is giving his fortune away.MrOneHundred
- and, BTW Bill Gates was defeated in an anti-monopoly case by YOUR system.MrOneHundred
- Satan's Five&Dime, Microshit and M. Jackson pediphile are your examples?!?!?! OMG!!!!DCDesigns
- it really doesn't work like that anymore. It's broken.