If we no longer force people to work to meet their basic needs, won't they stop working?

[fast]

Society doesn't make people into leeches.

You are incorrect! Society licenses leaches...aristocracy, landlords, bankers, warmongers, billionaires, generals, stock traders etc. This kind of leach may hustle, but actually WORK....FORGET IT! In the stock market trade, there are computers that make trades in microseconds based on algorithms the leaches pay people to work out. Until we restore some sanity and sense of something at least resembling ethics, this "creative" robbery of society will continue at an increasing pace, just like GLOBAL WARMING. Bad faith squanders humanity's capacity to live together in peace by creating the illusion of easy acquisition of wealth. It is possible for a person to rob several banks, and if he doesn't get caught, he can live the rest of his life without working. Unfortunately that type of activity may cause some others not so "creative" to also not be able to work for the rest of their lives....but their lives may be markedly different.

On a level playing field, perhaps we should refrain from wrongful acts, be they legal or otherwise; however, members of society have a myriad of shades of morals, often acting as they see fit. Why should we refrain from hustling within the realm of legalized acts when they might so happen to be in conflict with another's sense of morals?

I'd rather use my talents to ensure a comfortable life for my family. If that involves working smart in a law abiding manner, then you have little justification for berating others who so happen to be creative in their pursuit for financial success.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Society doesn't make people into leeches.

You are incorrect! Society licenses leaches...aristocracy, landlords, bankers, warmongers, billionaires, generals, stock traders etc. This kind of leach may hustle, but actually WORK....FORGET IT! In the stock market trade, there are computers that make trades in microseconds based on algorithms the leaches pay people to work out. Until we restore some sanity and sense of something at least resembling ethics, this "creative" robbery of society will continue at an increasing pace, just like GLOBAL WARMING. Bad faith squanders humanity's capacity to live together in peace by creating the illusion of easy acquisition of wealth. It is possible for a person to rob several banks, and if he doesn't get caught, he can live the rest of his life without working. Unfortunately that type of activity may cause some others not so "creative" to also not be able to work for the rest of their lives....but their lives may be markedly different.

It's amazing how your dogma controls you.

 

[ksen]

lol