tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265230195765075238.post8776367621309386476..comments2020-08-05T22:33:43.503-07:00Comments on heart of injustice: How2fix Income Disparity in Capitalist EconomyMisakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12737066913010944899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265230195765075238.post-72198330650867889582011-02-19T23:50:21.793-08:002011-02-19T23:50:21.793-08:00Working a reduced number of hours is not an expect...Working a reduced number of hours is not an expectation for people in higher-income occupations. People don't go to college so they can spend just 4 hours per day working, or 2~3 days per week, because it would be an unusual job request. Working less hours just means someone else has to work more, and the assumption is that someone who is willing to work more is more effective than someone who is unwilling to work, so neither the company, society, or another individual would benefit from working less, only yourself. This change, along with spending pattern and lifestyle changes would mean all of those would benefit.<br /><br />College would cost less, because people would be less willing to go into debt as an investment. More people would be able to afford college due to less inequality. People with high income would have more time to make spending choices, causing marketing tactics to be less effective than having a quality product and increasing overall efficiency of production. Less wealth would funnel into corporation owners due to lower profit margins from competition for producing high-end goods.<br /><br />The consumption of high-end goods would go up, and the US already has more than enough cars compared to use of the same resources by developing countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265230195765075238.post-54465774689304351402011-02-19T22:57:07.192-08:002011-02-19T22:57:07.192-08:00It looks like you're proposing a sort of rever...It looks like you're proposing a sort of reverse overtime, where you get paid LESS after working past the cap. I see two complications, one being that the high-end wage earners whom I suspect you are targeting already have such a cap (since they are on salary, working extra hours results in zero extra pay). The other is of course choosing and enforcing the cap. -MaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com