The Problem of Wealth

Aug 19, 2011 08:31

One of the truisms that drive our political discussion is the blind acceptance that very wealthy people deserve their wealth. In Medieval times, we would have said that God had granted their wealth to them, but today, we simply say that they, or their families, had earned that wealth.

But the question of whether it's a good thing to have a great ( Read more... )

politics, class war, culture

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xephyr August 19 2011, 15:20:24 UTC
That's neat. Thanks for the link.

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