I think that truths of language are a big problem that we're going to have to learn to deal with if we want things to start getting better. Just because something sounds nice we are willing to follow it regardless of holes in logic or lack of research. No wonder the lawyers are kings of our culture, the only purpose they serve is twisting words to fit untruth.
So what does all of this have to do with the DOW?
Well, lets take a closer look at the attitudes we've been taught to accept as par for the course in our society. We are taught that the rich are evil, that success should be punished as pride and greed, that we shouldn't model ourselves after the wealthy. My roommate actually believes that anyone who possesses over 100 million dollars worth of wealth should have their "excessive assets seized".
I'm not some screaming Reganite. But there is a lot to be said for Trickle Down theory. The truth is that the wealthy have disposable income. That income is spent and recirculated back into the economy. People make money, and the more they make the more they spend. But it's not a 1 for 1 ratio. A person worth twice as much recirculates more then twice the amount of money.
The thing is, we're starting to take equality and remake it into a locked and forced stint on growth. Equal rights, equal freedoms, yes all good things.
But if I work harder, have better ideas, and more drive then the guy next to me... should there really be a limit on how successful I'm allowed to be?
Thought for the day... How much of what we don't agree with is based on not liking the implications?
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