Why are some people so rich and some people so poor?

Have there been any large civilizations that didnot feature private property?

Palantas

Well historically capitalism hasn't been an isolated phenomenon that happens just in your country. Historically nations have used the resources of places like Africa to develop the way they are now and to support capitalism. So I'm focusing on what actually happened and not on the capitalist theory which is basically utopic.kuraimen

You can focus on whatever you want. That doesn't change the fact that: A) I never mentioned any country other than the United States, and B) what I said wasn't incorrect.

Have there been any large civilizations that didnot feature private property?

Palantas

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well historically capitalism hasn't been an isolated phenomenon that happens just in your country. Historically nations have used the resources of places like Africa to develop the way they are now and to support capitalism. So I'm focusing on what actually happened and not on the capitalist theory which is basically utopic.airshocker

You can focus on whatever you want. That doesn't change the fact that: A) I never mentioned any country other than the United States, and B) what I said wasn't incorrect.

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Have there been any large civilizations that didnot feature private property?

KC_Hokie

True, it started with the agricultural revolution. It's interesting to read about how private property started in barbarian tribes for example, it wasn't really private as in individually private more like of your group. In early medieval cities land and all services were communitarian too, even guilds gave services to the community not only for their benefit. That's before there was the figure of a king and cities became too large. Those were remnants of the early social structures.

A lot depends on which country you were born in and what opportunities exist in your place of residence.

Different abilities.

Some ppl are more productive, smarter, healthier, more capable, etc.

Some folks are sickly and can't work.

Some folks are good looking, and get all the jobs they want, other folks got hit by the ugly stick and nobody wants to hire them.

Some folks can barely walk and chew gum at the same time. Other people can multi-task complex deals.

Ppl are not equal.

lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

wis3boi

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lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

RushKing

lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

wis3boi

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lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

themajormayor

The most hilarious thing is that people think it's a matter of hard work.jointed

[QUOTE="jointed"]The most hilarious thing is that people think it's a matter of hard work.KC_Hokie

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="jointed"]The most hilarious thing is that people think it's a matter of hard work.jointed

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="jointed"]The most hilarious thing is that people think it's a matter of hard work.jointed

Why is there no balance in the world?Second_Hokage

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel

"Life isn't fair--here's why: Since 1500, Europeans have, for better & worse, called the tune that the world has danced to. In Guns, Germs & Steel, Jared Diamond explains the reasons why things worked out that way. It's an elemental question. Diamond is certainly not the 1st to ask it. However, he performs a singular service by relying on scientific fact rather than specious theories of European genetic superiority. Diamond, a UCLA physiologist, suggests that the geography of Eurasia was best suited to farming, the domestication of animals & the free flow of information. The more populous cultures that developed as a result had more complex forms of government & communication, & increased resistance to disease. Finally, fragmented Europe harnessed the power of competitive innovation in ways that China didn't. (For example, the Europeans used the Chinese invention of gunpowder to create guns & subjugate the New World.) Diamond's book is complex & a bit overwhelming. But the thesis he methodically puts forth--examining the "positive feedback loop" of farming, then domestication, then population density, then innovation etc.--makes sense. Written without bias, Guns, Germs & Steel is good global history"

[QUOTE="Second_Hokage"]Why is there no balance in the world?Riverwolf007

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel

Exactly. Part of life is acquiring valuable skills and knowledge. KC_Hokie

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lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

KC_Hokie

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lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

RushKing

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

lol @ suggesting the world can have 100% equality in terms of income

RushKing

[QUOTE="RushKing"][QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]I agree. It's never happened and never will. Even under communism they had classes. themajormayor

wait..whats going on here.

humanity didnt exist before 'income'?

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