PairPlusRoyalFlush said:
Probably true but at the same time the Founders were very much authors of change(conservatives at the time being pro-tyranny) and libertarians today are in the same boat(fighting against neoconservatives and liberals). Focusing too much on how things are is just reactionary. At the same time, so is reflexively wanting to change everything the way liberals do, they can be just as dogmatic.
The "reality" Sowell describes are not current affairs, situations, or current levels of wealth distribution. More like human nature, and basic economic principles of human action.
This is NOT about accepting the "status quo" or not being some kind of "reactionary" or "revolutionary."
This is about the reality of human nature, human ability and the economy of human action.
REALITY
more of something is better than less of something
something now is better than the same thing later
less effort for something is better than more effort for the same thing
everybody does NOT have equal skills
everybody does NOT have equal intelligence
everybody does NOT have equal abilities
Given the above, varying levels of wealth in society will necessarily happen.
That is the REALITY. Certain people will gravitate to certain jobs based on their skill level, and based on the demand of society for that particular skill, their income will be different.
REALITY.
Some will be POOR. Some will be RICH. Some will pull massive HB10's left and right, Some will be lucky to get a handjob from a drunk warpig.
ON THE OTHER HAND, The LEFT, see's differences in wealth levels, employment levels, access to HB8+'s and thinks that something is WRONG.
Something needs to BE DONE to "level" the results.
Poor people aren't poor because they suck at making money, they're poor because they're being EXPLOITED.
Rich people aren't rich because they're good at providing something people want to buy, they're rich because they're CHEATING.
They don't want to "level the playing field" allowing everybody to play by the same rules, they want to "level the same outcome" so that in a society that's
10% black
50% women
30% Hispanic
60% white
Every job, every income level, every bank loan approval should have the SAME BREAKDOWN.
Otherwise, SOMETHING IS WRONG and those that HAVE are exploiting those that HAVE NOT.