A look back at the bestselling book franchise that taught people to “think like economists,” by which it meant “think cynically and amorally.”
A look back at the bestselling book franchise that taught people to “think like economists,” by which it meant “think cynically and amorally.”
Idk I feel like there is an implication here that the people making less in a capitalistic society don’t work as hard. Does that hold up though? Are the big execs at a wealthy company really working harder than teachers, EMTs, construction workers? Some of these people probably work a lot harder than the people in the 1% of a capitalistic society but the 1% are benefiting off their work
Elon is a pretty good example of this. most of his projects have been failures. he really does not do that much work (and what work he seemingly does do is exceptionally regressive). he rewarded for those two things by being one of the richest men alive. but how much do the people who build his rockets or make sure his cars don’t kill pedestrians get paid?
I can only really speak from experience. I started out washing dishes at a restaurant and bottling beer at a factory. I saved up enough to buy a computer and learned to code. I woke up early every morning and studied hard to get where I am. now I make a really good living and am still working really hard because I am passionate about the work I do. I feel like I’m being robbed when I’m forced to take care of others that didn’t work as hard as I did to get where I am today. I totally agree that there are some people that work hard and are not paid well while some people are over paid and that isn’t cool. Capitalists should take care of the people that make them wealthy if they want to hold on to their wealth.