Harleyman Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 That sounds about right and if we shared everything out equally to everyone on the planet I doubt we could stretch to £10,000 and it wouldn’t buy much, and in a couple of years we would all have nothing but at least we would be equal. Speak for yourself. If I was reduced to ten thousand pounds I would buy a cheap truck and a complete set of tools, carpentry, electric and plumbing and start my own business since construction is what I always did. I also do good work at fair and honest prices. That in itself is it's own advertisement. In a few years I would have expanded the business to the extent that I would be able to employ a few others with equally good skills and later the big money would start to arrive. I've just told you the story of my life incidentally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 [/b] Speak for yourself. If I was reduced to ten thousand pounds I would buy a cheap truck and a complete set of tools, carpentry, electric and plumbing and start my own business since construction is what I always did. I also do good work at fair and honest prices. That in itself is it's own advertisement. In a few years I would have expanded the business to the extent that I would be able to employ a few others with equally good skills and later the big money would start to arrive. I've just told you the story of my life incidentally You are forgetting everyone as to have an equal share in this new world, so your success would have to be shared equally, you’re not going to work to hard now are you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I agree, if everything was shared out equality there would be enough for everyone to live without being hungry, I don't think it would stretch to everyone having a car, centrally heated house, computer, holidays abroad, and an whole plethora of luxury items. So would you give up the car if you have one and what else would you give up so everyone can have an equal share. I don’t drive can’t really say. But I think I’m lucky (ish) were giving stuff up is concerned. Never really need much. Besides, I don’t think people necessarily need to ‘give’ anything up. It’s more a matter of wasting less. That would fix the majority of the problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 I don’t drive can’t really say. But I think I’m lucky (ish) were giving stuff up is concerned. Never really need much. Besides, I don’t think people necessarily need to ‘give’ anything up. It’s more a matter of wasting less. That would fix the majority of the problems. I don’t think our waste would bring 4 billion people up to our standard of living, and the more they get the more they will want sooner or later there just won’t be enough to go round unless everyone cuts back to a meagre existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I don’t think our waste would bring 4 billion people up to our standard of living, and the more they get the more they will want sooner or later there just won’t be enough to go round unless everyone cuts back to a meagre existence. I, for one, don’t advocate ‘let’s all be equal’. Not by a long shot. What I do think, though, is that, for the most part, most of the starving people in the world don’t to be anywhere near their current situations. There needs to be a balance. Basic idea being people with too much go with less and those with too little get more. Good start, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 I, for one, don’t advocate ‘let’s all be equal’. Not by a long shot. What I do think, though, is that, for the most part, most of the starving people in the world don’t to be anywhere near their current situations. There needs to be a balance. Basic idea being people with too much go with less and those with too little get more. Good start, I think. Possibly but human nature being what it is I doubt the wealthy will give up what they have and as people get more they tend to want even more. China is a good example of people going from nothing to wanting a lot in a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 You are forgetting everyone as to have an equal share in this new world, so your success would have to be shared equally, you’re not going to work to hard now are you. Ah yes Communism/Marxism/Socialism You would have to take a trip down the sewers to find that these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Ah yes Communism/Marxism/Socialism You would have to take a trip down the sewers to find that these days I'm under the impression it is what the Occupy protesters want, so you could also visit St Pauls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Possibly but human nature being what it is I doubt the wealthy will give up what they have and as people get more they tend to want even more. China is a good example of people going from nothing to wanting a lot in a short time. People have always wanted the most they can get, for the most part. And I get that. but I’m not talking about people with bill-gates money here when I say they could do with less. I mean everyone that has too much of anything. Does anyone really need four tvs in their house( the average in 2005 for a uk household) and with the value of stuff bought once then never used, or ‘upgrades’ etc per year going into the billions that would wipe out most of the deficit. It’s that sort of thing. I suppose paying fair prices for labor, resources etc on a global scale would do more good, but… the China thing is as old as time. nothing new. they (like all of us) have always found ways to get the most they could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm under the impression it is what the Occupy protesters want, so you could also visit St Pauls. Which is why the Occupy Movement will just fizzle out like a passing fad. I dont need to take a trip to St Pauls. I've seen their counterparts in Los Angeles. A sprinkiling might have been bina fide 99 percenters the rest were quite visibly professional welfare cases or homeless winos and bums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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