Well, I believe that people should be left alone as often as possible and should only be interfered with when urgently needed.
But I also believe that commanding wealth comes with responsibilities, and if some people are not willing to act responsible, they might need someone(the public) to remember them and take some of that wealth to build schools, universities or the like.
I am not saying that Mr. Hiltons wealth should be seized and randomly given to people on the streets. I am certainly not of the opinion that todays western governments are super effective either. But if I have the choice of having Paris spend that massive fortune or the government, I would opt for the government I am afraid.
If Larry Ellison decides to build himself a big pink bouncy castle the size of Oklahoma with his Oracle money he is free to do so and thats fine by me. He earned that money, he is free to do with it what he likes, I don't have to like his choices, but I won't interfere(not that I could anyways).
If someone earns his money by being born and decides to spend it on the big bouncy castle I am not fine with it. If most of what he would have inherited was taken by the public and he still manages to amass a fortune that is enough to build himself that bouncy castle, he is free to do so, and I won't interfere. He made the money,its his choice, not mine.
But I also believe that commanding wealth comes with responsibilities, and if some people are not willing to act responsible, they might need someone(the public) to remember them and take some of that wealth to build schools, universities or the like.
I am not saying that Mr. Hiltons wealth should be seized and randomly given to people on the streets. I am certainly not of the opinion that todays western governments are super effective either. But if I have the choice of having Paris spend that massive fortune or the government, I would opt for the government I am afraid.
If Larry Ellison decides to build himself a big pink bouncy castle the size of Oklahoma with his Oracle money he is free to do so and thats fine by me. He earned that money, he is free to do with it what he likes, I don't have to like his choices, but I won't interfere(not that I could anyways).
If someone earns his money by being born and decides to spend it on the big bouncy castle I am not fine with it. If most of what he would have inherited was taken by the public and he still manages to amass a fortune that is enough to build himself that bouncy castle, he is free to do so, and I won't interfere. He made the money,its his choice, not mine.