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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: koan who wrote (977635)11/2/2016 1:25:30 AM
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"This means for example, that if the tribe runs into a hard winter and people are starving, but one warrior managed to run a herd of buffalo over a cliff, the society has the right to force that individual to share that herd of buffalo with the rest of the tribe."

The meat belongs to the warrior and he sets the price for the sale of the meat. If the tribe does not like the price they can suffer the alternative of cold and starvation. The cardinal rule being the tribe cannot take the meat by force under penalty of death.

The warrior can barter and trade meat to people who make bows and axes and to tame and harness animals to carry more meat. This elevates the tribe and allows people to evolve from savagery to civilization.

Civilization did not evolve giving away free-lunches. The method you outlined destroys initiative and incentive and soon no one remembers how to tie their shoes let alone hunt.

I hope this has been helpful.
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