Hey, I know: Let's tell people we'll give money to people who don't work and who don't create any wealth, and to make that possible we'll penalize the Hell out of people who DO create wealth. You know: "take from the rich and give to the poor."
That'll put a stop to wealth creation, of course -- eventually -- but along the way, WE will keep directing more and more of the money from the wealth-producers to OURSELVES, until the whole thing collapses.
Then we rule the peasants from behind our wealthy walled city! What'dya think?
Hey, I know: Let's tell people we'll give money to people who don't work and who don't create any wealth, and to make that possible we'll penalize the Hell out of people who DO create wealth. You know: "take from the rich and give to the poor."
That'll put a stop to wealth creation, of course -- eventually -- but along the way, WE will keep directing more and more of the money from the wealth-producers to OURSELVES, until the whole thing collapses.
Then we rule the peasants from behind our wealthy walled city! What'dya think?