RLP
Bluelighter
It does genuinely worry me sometimes that I'm more qualified to be the chancellor than the chancellor.
But he has more friendsIt does genuinely worry me sometimes that I'm more qualified to be the chancellor than the chancellor.
weed is my only luxury.
Socrates had it right over 2000 years ago, the proletariat should not be involved in government in any way.
I'm sorry everyone, I can't do this anymore it feels dirty. I actually voted green in my postal vote. :D
And the occasional bit of al-laddin! :D
That's basically Plato's republic - the intellectual heart of all totalitarian govenrments (facsism, totalitarian communism and the vanguardism of violent anarchists). I think i'd rather stick with democracy ta. (though i wouldn't mind the soma if we have the Brave New World version)
You can interperet it to justify that sort of government sure, it doesn't have to be like that though.
In Switzerland they tried to vote in a law governing pay. Bosses would not have been able to earn more than 12 times that of their lowest paid employee. Seems like quite a sensible idea.
Would elevating peoples pay in the lowest common denominator jobs not just lead to businesses passing on the increased cost onto consumers via price hikes, bringing everything back to the same level just more pay/more living expenses?