But there are things you can change and things you cannot change.
You can't change all parents to be wealthy and educated, and you can't change all children to be intelligent and motivated, so you might as well focus on things you *can* change, like discrimination against sex and race. If you want to call this a "fake proletariat", I kind of agree - it addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.
The article does recognize that capitalism has some inherent fundamental weaknesses, which I agree with, but we don't have a better system available, so we have to work with what we got. There is a fundamental problem with how opportunities are distributed in capitalism, but there are also fundamental problems with most other forms of government and market structure, too - we've tried other forms in history, like totalitarian dicatorships, feudalism, and communism, and they haven't done too well, or been particularly stable.
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So how do we allow some humans to win, but also allow the losers to live relatively comfortable lives, and at the same time continue to grow in economy and competitiveness? I think that's the bigger policy question that needs answering today, and most governments haven't even begun to acknowledge the facts necessary to embark on this mission.
I'm not even sure that's a question governments are equipped to answer. That crosses into philosophy rather than policy. Even if you find a good answer, good luck getting a government to listen to you...
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2017 04:58AM by vortexmagus.