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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by Anderkent on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @07:47AM (#14031541)
> Why accept it? Westerners don't understand how their economies work to pass surplus value to the non-productive

Why do you think it's a question of understanding, rather than a moral obligation to help others?

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by branchless on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @07:36AM (#14041299)
The system decides. Charity after siphoning off labour is a poor second.

http://savingcommunities.org/docs/george.henry/helpunemploye...

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by Anderkent on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @10:04AM (#14042131)
How does that connect to your previous statement?

Yes, the system (and the people who build and make up the system) decide to distribute wealth to 'non-productive' people. That's a good thing, exactly because charity of the 'productive' people is not reliable.

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by branchless on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @10:16AM (#14042223)
We are talking at cross purposes. The system directs wealth to rentiers, they are non-productive. The rich are the non-productive. The system does not allocate resources correctly, it's totally flawed.
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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by Anderkent on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @11:43AM (#14042924)
Then I think you need to talk in specifics, not general statements. When you compare our systems with the 'default' of having no system (i.e. anarcho-capitalism), it seems rentiers (i.e. owners of capital/land) are directed even more resources. So if you blame the system, you kinda have to be specific in what aspects you're blaming and how they could be improved.

It's also not necessarily bad that some wealth is directed to rentiers, if otherwise the wealthy would have no incentive to use their wealth productively.

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