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Why Not Redistribute Wealth?
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you need sleep, or something.
You certainly are not thinking clearly.
Self-sufficient means without need for outside resources.
or from a reference
Able to provide for oneself without the help of others; independent.
Being self-sufficient PRECLUDES the need for automated production.
But you did manage to evede my earlier point (question)
Why SHOULD (greedy) businesses hire when they have no need for additional labor? In other words, if there is no work to be done?
Ah yea, you answer is to hire a robot plumber
Quoting: Real list OK, maybe my definition of self-sufficiency is a bit of a hybrid, limited to the basic needs. Food, shelter, energy, all of which can be created on-site where it's consumed. I guess if the reason for a corporation to exist is solely to maximize profits, then they SHOULD outsource their labor needs to the cheapest market. But if we add social responsibility into the equation, they should hire locally even if it means their stockholders won't have as much to split up amongst themselves. The lack of spending power created by higher unemployment will negatively affect their bottom line if no one has the money to buy their products. You are wrong right off/. The purpose of a corporation is to pool resources and to limit (share)liability among the members. That was the original intent. A sole propriettor, a partnership, a LLC (limited corporation) all exist for profit, and an efficient business does maximize profits. Just as most consumers try to minimize expenses. One thing that might help, based on an idea you fluffed off earlier, tax an undesireable activity to curtail it and reward a desireable activity to encourage it. We (in the US) need to totally change the tax structure from one based on income to one based on consumption. A natioan sales tax would do that. There have been proposals with numbers showing a revenue neutral result, enough revenue when sals tax applied to NEW items (first time sales only), revenue enough to replace ALL current payroll taxes. Not sure about capital gains, corporate tax and some others. Our currect system discourages saving (tax on earned interest and loss of buying power by inflation). Cash for clunkers actually promoted waste (destroying useable autos) and rewarded comsumption. We don't need to break all the eggs for this omelet, one or two will do nicely
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