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Originally Posted by Botnst
That guy is a freaking idiot. Is there anywhere on the planet, other than a worker's paradise, where inherited wealth does not exist.
BTW, I think inherited wealth is a very difficult problem for society. It concentrates wealth into th hands of people who didn't earn it.
OTOH, people like me work their whole lives in order to live a good life, have an easy retirement and put aside an inheritance for my kids. You betcha, I work to improve the lot of my descendants. I think that is a good and noble thing.
I do not believe that there is a simple solution to that conundrum.
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What part is idiotic? Wealth is inherited. Poverty is inherited. According to him, poverty is inherited to a far greater extent here than anywhere else but England.
People like you who work their whole lives in order to live a good life, have an easy retirement and put aside an inheritance for my kids. And work to improve the lot of my descendants are pursuing a god and noble thing. It is unfortunate that so many people like you are unable to do so. The great myth of the poor is that they are lazy. Most of them work very hard to improve their lots and their kids' lots. They just can't get it done.