tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861503191739164916.post5411105016053534723..comments2023-10-26T16:15:10.261+01:00Comments on Aberdeen University Labour Club: The Value of Money - the dangers of empty rhetoric and why the right is wrong on crimeAberdeen University Labour Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06076425203772932895noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861503191739164916.post-59016152116971596642009-01-25T18:46:00.000+00:002009-01-25T18:46:00.000+00:00Very interesting, I'm no expert in the subject but...Very interesting, I'm no expert in the subject but the gist I got was that if society places emphasis on a particular characteristic (in this case wealth) but does not have satisfactory mechanisms by which this characteristic can be achieved, inevitably there will be those who will break society's rules in order to attain that desired characteristic. Is that essentially correct? <BR/><BR/>I think the idolisation of "wealth by any means" can be seen in a lot of the policies of the right. See for example Cameron's idea to increase the threshold on inheritance tax and reduce taxation on savings, an idea which massively benefits the children of the super rich, and is no way linked to achievement. <BR/><BR/>The Tories like to talk about individuals not being penalised for their success, but all of their tax cuts and cuts in investments, for example proposing vouchers for private school pupils, do nothing except privilege the wealthy regardless of how the wealthy have gained their wealth or what they have added to society.<BR/><BR/>Their view of the world as rich being better ignores the fact that what individuals add to their society cannot be expressed in a purely monetary sense. And that the work done by people on the rungs of society which they would look down on is essential for the smooth running of the society in which they enjoy their wealth.Nahuatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695947489412687926noreply@blogger.com