It is not wealth per se, but how it accentuates and enables the other vices (and virtues) that makes it problematic. I look at Bill and Hillary Clinton as perfect examples of how wealth and power accentuate their need for more power and their individual lusts. I also look at a couple of other true philanthropists (I'm not talking Bill Gates) and how they use their money wisely.

The Lib-Prog's use ability as invisible chains of servitude. It goes back to the old Marxist mantra. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." If you have ability you are a slave to those that don't. It's 20'th Century Motors in the real world.

Thats IT in a nutshell. Somehow I never had time to analyze it that way. I was too busy I guess trying to improve my abilities, thinking that was a good thing...

When will people learn that you cannot regulate virtue, it must be learned through action and consequence for action, or by seeing and understand the same through another experience.

Removing the consequences for action (both positive and negative) creates a greater lack of virtues.

Nice article, and thanks for the post.

It's really quite simple, at least from the perspective of the Lib-Prog collectivists. If you have ability that makes you better than those that don't. Being better than your fellows is considered to be a kind of antisocial crime. The only way you can be absolved of that crime is to use that ability to provide for those that cannot provide for themselves. You must do that without any benefit for your self. If you understand that you understand just how warped the collectivist mind actually is. Ability is a debt rather than an asset.

ABSOLUTELY. Once Sanders feeds the "poor" with my money, why should I go out and make the money. I have started to ask the "homeless" people on the streetcorners the question "I just dont understand why I should work so that you dont have to. Can you explain that to me?"

ABSOLUTELY. Once Sanders feeds the "poor" with my money, why should I go out and make the money.

There is a fundamental problem with liberal-progressive economists, they have absolutely no understanding of economics. My dog has a better understanding of how his food gets into cans than liberals have of why people are paid to work.

As would I.

You go, Jbrenner!

I got my wife woozy on alcohol at a great restaurant
on our first date, and she was so funny that I wanted more! -- j

p.s. where might I find your social selection rules?
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Did you read my rules of social selection? I've followed that method for several decades, and it's worked pretty reliably.

oh, would I like to see that! -- j
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it's like alcohol -- wanna know someone? . get 'em
drunk and riddle them with questions, hard questions.
if they respond gently and with serious attempts at
clarity, you can keep 'em;;; otherwise, walk on. -- j
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Sanders- Another typical socialist. Hillary- Another lifelong career politician, an American aristocrat. Bring out the guillotines!

I've always believed that money enhances who your inner being is really like. A generous person will be more generous and an S.O.B will still be one, but with money.

When Bernie got his first job at age 40, he never clearly realized what a mooch he was. Had someone offered him a stipend at age 35 to write socialist tracts, we likely wouldn't be hearing from him today.

Wealth is NOT a sin! That comes from people who want others to sacrifice.

And Sanders doesnt understand how robots and automation will kill his $15/hr workers and put them out of work. I have a chart indicating how many people we will let go at each level of minimum wage. At $15, its all of them, and we outsource 100% or close our doors.

Wages are uncompetitive as it is now. In a global economy, there are a LOT of people willing to work hard for much less than American workers. The fact that wages are so high here in America has caused the flight of jobs to overseas countries. Our small company would NOT exist if we had to pay "living wages" as they call them. We have 3/4 of our labor done in China just in order for us to stay open. Raise the minimum wages to $10 or $15 means we close our doors if we cant automate pretty much completely.

I agree that Sanders is a wack job with stupid and crazy ideas that pander to the uninformed and ignorant young people.

But I have to give him credit for at least being honest about it. Unlike Hillary, who hides in the shadows about her socialist and power hungry ideas.

I do think that the current crop of young people, after years of public schooling and statist ideas, are our enemies. They will succeed in getting Sanders successors into office and changing our government in the future, but not this time (due to the crooked nature of our political system).

I have to say I do feel for the young people in one small way- They are being denied by a very corrupt political system that is being controlled by the power brokers and money men.

Sanders did a good job on their behalf, but it was pointless when confronted by the likes of a Hildebeast determined to do anything to get elected. Its a sorry state of affairs in our country.

Dont worry- Sanders cant win against the bought and paid for Hillary. The system IS corrupt and will keep him from winning against a "clinton". She has powerful friends, who were all there on the stage sucking up to her at her speech after the NY primary. It was disgusting.

Sanders may be a joke, but his constituents have to be considered our moocher enemies. His success is our demise.