Comments on Diaristic Notations: Karl Marx: Is it good or bad? Prosperity and Equal...

"Kennedy had it wrong when he said, "......

2012-01-25T09:55:28.987-06:00

"Kennedy had it wrong when he said, "...ask what you can do for your country." --- Mr. Kim" I am in virtually complete FASCISTagreement with you here. That Kennedy quote was pure Fascism. He must have taken that from dad, who was a proto- Fascist. H.

Prosperity should appeal to everyone. --- Mr. Kim ...

2012-01-24T19:40:37.563-06:00

Prosperity should appeal to everyone. --- Mr. Kim

True. By definition, being prosperous is good. How individuals define prosperity might be different.

I doubt it will be from taking from the rich and giving to the poor. --- Mr. Kim

Is ‘taking from the rich and giving to poor’ different from ‘redistributing resources more equitably among all peoples’?

Are we talking opportunity or assets? --- Mr. Kim

Assets equal resources. Access to resource is opportunity. The absence of resource is lack of opportunity.

Equality of opportunity infers better access to education, health care, fresh air and water, etc. for all. --- Mr. Kim

Education, health care, fresh air and water are resources. Access to resource is opportunity. Equality of opportunity is Equality of ‘resource’. Resource equals assets.

I can't think of communist/socialist societies that have provided prosperity and equality of opportunity. So I'll say that Karl Marx is not good. --- Mr. Kim

I can’t think of any society were there is peace and goodwill toward all beings. Does that mean Buddha is not good?

Kennedy had it wrong when he said, "...ask what you can do for your country." --- Mr. Kim

Because he should have said . . .

You seem to equate prosperity with money - but it ...

2012-01-24T15:49:11.941-06:00

You seem to equate prosperity with money - but it not as the word comes from the Latin meaning "doing well". You could have very little money and do well. In fact, the environmentalist would enjoy prosperity from an abundance of trees, clean water, etc.
Robin Hood never destroyed incentive, because the incentive was already destroyed by the private land owners that demanded more be given to them by the serfs than they could produce. Robin Hood added incentive in forming a union to demand a fair share from what would now be considered private corporations.