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Politics : The Citizens Manifesto
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To: TimF who wrote (335)7/28/2005 12:41:29 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) of 492
 
Yes if we give up our ideas we come to different conclusions. That goes without saying. OTOH I have no good reason to give up an idea that I consider to be both valid and important.

Fine, the idea that you are placing so much value on is inheritance, and all you said is the person who earns the wealth has the right to do with it what they want, including giving it to their kids. Why should a person who inherits (and does not earn) wealth have the right to give it to their kids, if society says the wealth is better distributed amongst the population that amongst the children of the lazy?

This is just an off the cuff idea, and you're the only one that seems to care, but you're repsonse doesn't seem to go that much beyond "I disagree.", so its a bit frustrating as the discussion doesn't progress beyond that. If you think letting non-working recipients of large wealth keep the wealth in their family is better than passing it out to the general public, can's you just explain why? "It's their money" is not a comparative discussion...
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