“Elke dag wordt de Europeanen ingepeperd dat er te veel ongelijkheid is. Wij houden niet van mensen met financieel succes. Dat creëert een cultuur van middelmatigheid.” @trends @JozefVangelder@DaanKillemaes
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Step 1: Tax the rich.
Step 2: The rich leave.
Step 3: Celebrate the rich leaving.
Step 4: The government still needs revenue.
Step 5: The tax base shrinks.
Step 6: You are now the richest person in the room.
Step 7: Raise taxes elsewhere.
Step 8: You now have to pay a lot of taxes.
Step 9: Meltdown.
Step 10: Say the socialism wasn’t done the right way and try again.
Socialism is just an infinite loop of “yes, do that,” followed by “NO, NOT LIKE THAT! THAT IS NOT SOCIALISM” when it actually happens.
The entire ideology is just being surprised by consequences forever.
i’d argue you’re too easily moved by the choice words. “privilege” and “equality” are selected because they confuse the notion of fairness. another way to frame his statement “if you’re accustomed to succeeding due to hard work, ingenuity, risk/sacrifice, and, sure, some amount of luck, having the outcomes reset so that everyone is rewarded more equally feels unfair.”
is succeeding after making good choices, sacrificing personally, and working hard really “privilege”?
is it oppressive that everyone doesn’t get to the same place?
perhaps the real oppression is the loss of individual liberties when naively egalitarian philosophies mutate into marxism, denying opportunities for individual sacrifice, effort, and achievement to be rewarded.
framed as privilege v equality misses the mark.. equality of opportunity and equality of outcome are v different things. silicon valley’s most successful are the immigrants who found america as one of the only places on earth where an individual with zero baseline privilege can struggle and sacrifice and effortfully succeed. calling them privileged after the fact seems hardly the point. but an easy one to make.
Iran’s regime is now kidnapping journalists’ families to silence coverage of its war with Israel. Last night: relatives of an Iran International reporter were abducted—held until she quits. Hostage-taking, repression. This is what the regime does—to its own people
Happy Hanukkah to the brave, strong, and beautiful Jewish nation in Israel, the US, the UAE, and around the world. Surviving October 7th is a testament to your resilience...a miracle and a reflection of God’s will. Wishing you a joyful Hanukkah! Here I am with the Chief Rabbi, lighting the candle at the Western Wall.