Anarchy and other

[Roman Candle]

Poor people are poor because they deserve to be poor? Funny how rich people always seem to think they deserve to be rich. What exactly is it that makes someone successful in life - fiscally, that is. Well, shrewd bussiness practice for one, but I fail to see how being a ruthless entrepreneur means you deserve to live easier. Talent also comes into it, but then if people do not have talent, does it mean they should be worse off? And very often people with tremendous talent are never sucessful. What about the quality of your education? The circumstances of your upbringing? Not really factors over which he have great control. Academic people would like to believe that they are able to apply themselves to studies because they are better in some way - cleverer, more devoted. But really, can anyone seriously say that that is true?

Here's an interesting fact. Most rich people like to believe that they are rich because they deserve it, because they are good with money. A study set out to investigate this, and what they actually found was that the more capital a person begins with, the more risks they take. Further more, these risks tended to be 'riskier', and also to fail more frequentaly than those which people with less capital took. However, despite this, if enough money was availlable to begin with to simply endure these failures, their risks would eventually pay off. The simple fact is that money makes money. The ironic thing is that the investigators had begun desperately trying to prove the opposite :lol:

 

[Mr.Mo]

wtf makes you think I'm rich? I'm middle class if anything.

I'm stil lstciking wih my statement. I don't want to pay high taxes. Not every job benefits from taxes USA is fine right now. Maybe the tax is a bit low considering the wars that going on.

 

[m_artist200]

If I knew that the taxes were going to be uses CORRECTLY and not end up as pork in some senators pocket, i'd be willing to pay high taxes.

Actually, taxes SHOULD be higher now than ever, due to the war, as well as the craploads of new programs. However, SOMEONE *cough*bush*cough* insists on cutting taxes, drawing on money that isn't there, which in turn racks up the nationa debt, which worsens the economy....etc.

 

[Phanixis]

The problem is no matter what the tax rate, Congress can't see to budget itself. If we simply raise the rate, they will just increase spending. And the best part is virtually every government program claims it doesn't have enough money. Congress seems to have all the fiscal restraint of a drunk bum.

 

[Brimstone-x]

I say constitutional monarchy is the best. Its has rules and shit, but rules are what keep society sane. If we had anarchy, Half of us wouldn't be on RMXP right now because some poor ass bastard would have came in our house and stole our computers(not that I wouldn't be waiting in the chair with a firearm)

 

[BlackStaticWolf]

And the best part is virtually every government program claims it doesn't have enough money.

Of course, what's funny is... that when you actually consider what the various government programs are expected to accomplish... they don't have enough money.

 

[ryanwh]

I say constitutional monarchy is the best. Its has rules and shit, but rules are what keep society sane. If we had anarchy, Half of us wouldn't be on RMXP right now because some poor ass bastard would have came in our house and stole our computers(not that I wouldn't be waiting in the chair with a firearm)

That sounds like it could be fun. You know, for a few days. I wouldnt mind there being some kind of Mad Max-esc island out in the independent territories where people could do whatever they wanted. I mean, you might die if you go there but you knew that when you went.

 

[Brimstone-x]

If there was no guns, THEN I would enjoy it, guns are cheating, use crossbows and swords and knifes. Like the middle ages, then i'll form a cute little group, and TAKE OVER THE WORLD! mweheheheheh!

 

[ryanwh]

It'd prolly turn into a rape/pedo hideaway, though. They ruin everything for the people who just want to hunt other people. They'd make good game, though.

 

[Roman Candle]

Erm, a in a constitutional monarchy, the monarch has no actual power. They might as well not be there.

 

[ryanwh]

They'd serve as a moral patriarch in a land without god. People need an idol to strive to, hence the relevence of a monarch. Even Stalin understood that. It would serve as the uniform morality the government strives to acheive. But yeah, in a land where one doesnt insist on dicating personal morality, a monarch or monarch-like figure(patriarch, pope if you will) is useless.