[ExI] The Dogs of Immortality

[Kevin Freels]

> My Response:
> 
> I agree that how the movement of money is organized does make a huge
> difference. I believe an expanding middle class fuels the 
> economy, but when
> the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the middle class 
> shrinks and we
> head towards the kind of economies we see in the rest of the 
> world where 3
> or 4% of the population own 95% of the wealth.
> 

Lets' not forget that in the US, even the poorest 5% have cell phones. We're not discussing minimum wage laws here. It's not the place of government to play robin hood. You speak of wealth as if there is a limited supply of it and if it all gets concentrated at  the top there will be nothing left for the poor folk. That's just not how it works. As long as people can get an education, can create new ideas and get them out there, even a simple college kid working from his garage can make a fortune. Technology makes this easier than it ever was in the past. We should encourage this kind of thing, not punish it. The reason the countries you are speaking of are like they are is because that 3 or 4% of the population IS the government.