To be honest, to compare wealth of a person to another is immaterial ethically wise. It is better to compare how people got their money and decide on that.
For example, a percentage of the poor make their living by stealing, we can conclude that the little wealth they earned is illegimitative.
However, if a rich man make his living by providing excellent services to the poor, we cannot conclude that he is exploiting the poor.
If wealth are forcefully taken away in the name of aiding the poor, it is also illegimiative because you took wealth from somebody who did not consent.
There are many unfair circumstances for which the poor are forced to deal with. However, keep in mind that the poor and rich is relative to time and places. Indeed, the poor working classses are indeed richer than kings in some respect.
The middle class for example, have access to the world's largest media library via cheap broadband connections. It is also very probable that even the poor have TVs.
Part of the reason why they are poor may be lack of education, but it may also be attributed to lack of saving plan. If the poor don't save, than it is not possible to accumlate wealth over generations. If they have money to buy a TV, than it is possible for them to save.
In short, equality in circumstances cannot be considered the basic of an ethical society. We can only hope for equality in the right of men.
So how can we improve our society?
Part of our lives are indeed shaped by memes, ideas, as well concept of what is legimitative. These forces are the limitations which determine how well we struggle against mother nature and our unlimited wants and needs. While unjust insitutions like the government and laws like copyright persists, they only have the power to exists by the masses.
If the masses simply do not believe in them, than no forces of corecision and violence that was previously entrusted to these institution can force them to do otherwise.
By no mean that beliefs shape reality itself but if we do not understand reality itself, than we cannot take the full advantage of our power or use them correctly.
For example, a percentage of the poor make their living by stealing, we can conclude that the little wealth they earned is illegimitative.
However, if a rich man make his living by providing excellent services to the poor, we cannot conclude that he is exploiting the poor.
If wealth are forcefully taken away in the name of aiding the poor, it is also illegimiative because you took wealth from somebody who did not consent.
There are many unfair circumstances for which the poor are forced to deal with. However, keep in mind that the poor and rich is relative to time and places. Indeed, the poor working classses are indeed richer than kings in some respect.
The middle class for example, have access to the world's largest media library via cheap broadband connections. It is also very probable that even the poor have TVs.
Part of the reason why they are poor may be lack of education, but it may also be attributed to lack of saving plan. If the poor don't save, than it is not possible to accumlate wealth over generations. If they have money to buy a TV, than it is possible for them to save.
In short, equality in circumstances cannot be considered the basic of an ethical society. We can only hope for equality in the right of men.
So how can we improve our society?
Part of our lives are indeed shaped by memes, ideas, as well concept of what is legimitative. These forces are the limitations which determine how well we struggle against mother nature and our unlimited wants and needs. While unjust insitutions like the government and laws like copyright persists, they only have the power to exists by the masses.
If the masses simply do not believe in them, than no forces of corecision and violence that was previously entrusted to these institution can force them to do otherwise.
By no mean that beliefs shape reality itself but if we do not understand reality itself, than we cannot take the full advantage of our power or use them correctly.