Help us, Thomas Piketty: The 1%’s sick and twisted new scheme

Has it occurred to leftists and Marxists that some of us will excel in our working lives, and be rewarded appropriately? And that others will aspire to the same high living standards, but never do a job so valued in society that they'll be able to get there easily? And that there's nothing remotely unfair about that?

The answer is not regressive, protectionist trade unions, or forced wealth redistribution. The answer is to re-align people's expectations. A person who's only capable of sweeping the street will never drive a Ferrari. But there are plenty of routes out of menial work. Re-train. Re-skill. If you work hard and aspire to do better, you will do. There are countless community programmes and free training out there.

The socialist turns to wealth redistribution to make everyone equally miserable. The capitalist says: get off your ass and take responsibility for your own life, and if you do, the rewards are limitless

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