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To: koan who wrote (1688)	12/10/2016 8:27:12 PM
From: Lane3	1 Recommendation Recommended By one_less Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 364471

I think about societies in terms of tribes. Because most of civilization we were essentially one tribe or another. When looking at historical examples of tribes, it's important to recognize that the model does not scale up well. When the society gets bigger and/or more diverse, it no longer works optimally like an extended family. The same as when one scales up a business. Mom and pop businesses have to change the way they operate when they reach a certain size, either that or stay small, or fail. Last you ask what right the people have to a portion of the wealth in the country. They were born here, this is their country, if it does not belong to them then who does it belong to? Common space and common goods, like national parks, belong to the overall group. Everything else belongs to whoever holds the property rights. Western civilization 101. Some folks may choose to share or give away their stuff. Western civilization labels this "generous," not "required."