The Intergalactic Universe Corporation wrote:Constantinopolis wrote:Tell me, how do you know the amount of "acumen and capability" that someone has? Well, you look at their wealth of course: If they have a lot of money that means they had a lot of "acumen and capability".
So in other words, your argument is based on circular logic: "Capitalism gives people money based on their skills, and we measure the level of skill that you have based on how much money you get." Getting rich is your reward for... being able to get rich.
If you can get rich, you are capable, and if you stay poor, something is wrong with the way you do things.
So like I said, circular logic. You can't prove that the poor are doing anything wrong, you just KNOW that they MUST be doing something wrong, because... because... well they MUST be! Surely it can't be the system's fault!
Likewise, you can't prove that the rich are doing anything better, you just know that they MUST be, because you can't admit to yourself that your position in society is largely due to good luck and other external factors.