Quote Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
That was early 20th century. This is now. Times change, GB. Our society should reflect that.
Of course times change, what is your point? I have observed this phenomenon myself on numerous occasions. When a group of workers are paid the same, they try not to work harder than the others. If there is a group of workers who has a member who makes more money than they do, that person, in my experiences, works/is working harder and longer than the others. This holds true especially when compensation is quota/status/production based.

Why do you think most CEO's get paid the big bucks? Bill Gates did not hire Balmer and relinquish his role as CEO in a show of gratitude.

We can't prove otherwise because the countries that flew under a socialist banner were, in reality, communists.
Yes, they were communists. The US is a republican nation, with a strong democratic tradition who's economy is primarily based on capitalism. The economic system in the former USSR was a centrally planned socialist system.

Don't bring that stuff up in here, GB. I told you in the other thread, we act the way you describe because it's the way we've been taught since the Industrial Revolution. It's not necessary anymore, or at least won't be within the next century.
When used as a premise in an argument, opinions will be taken with a grain of salt.

Read up on your psychology. Humans are products of their environments, not their genes.
Michael Jordan was a 6'6" black man, with unbelievable athleticism because of his environment? :wtf:

You and I, and everyone who grew up in this capitalist society, were taught from the beginning that the status quo is the way things "should" be. We're on a marijuana board for God's sake. You can't believe that society is fine the way it is.
Citizens of the United States are permitted to form a socialist community, just so long as it is completely voluntary and not in violation of US law. Socialist societies have existed within the US dating back to 1825.

Ever hear of Robert Owen???