31 Dec 2021 2:23 am
You're basically pulling a Ben Shapiro where you set up strawmen...or maybe they aren't strawmen, but rather arguments made by retarded, low/avg IQ trash who have no idea what they are talking about, and then saying you earned victory since your argument is more logical or sound than theirs.LibDave » 29 Dec 2021, 5:25 pm » wrote: ↑ Using Michael Jordan as an example:
Michael used his effort to hone his skills to a truly phenomenal level. As was his inalienable right to do so.
MJ <--> Owner of the Bulls
MJ and the owner of the Bulls entered into a private contract in which the owner agreed to pay him $26M/year to play for the Bulls without government interference. Both parties thought they would benefit from the exchange of labor (and they were right).
Owner <--> Fans
The owner risked this money paid to MJ with the prospect of increased revenue. He did this partly due to the prospect of increased ticket sales and cost of admission to the Bulls games. The fans willingly and freely agreed the cost of admission was well worth the exchange of their wealth to watch the spectacle. No one was forced to buy tickets so obviously all involved were happy with the exchange.
When most people criticize "capitalism," they are not reprimanding high earning stars like Britney Spears, Jay Zs, Michael Jordans, Oprahs, etc. of the world. Nobody gives a **** about how much Lebron James makes in a year.
What they are criticizing is the monopoly power of various corporations who use government to further rent seeking abilities as well as corruption that undermines the dearly held assumption of meritocracy you claim exists.
This corruption is rampant in the world of finance...if you claim you are such an "expert" you should be no stranger to the **** that's going on behind closed doors (insider trading deals that 99.99% of people don't have access to, how "money" comes into existence as debt, how the large banks front run Treasury bonds and sell them to the secondary market @ a premium while providing nothing of added value, how corporations like BlackRock and Vanguard buy up properties using massive leverage your typical middle class family will never see even a small % of, the list goes on and on).
By the way, your kind is actually seen frequently on Unz.com (a site that supports a diverse set of views - libertarian, fascist, tradcuck conservative, some social democrats) and basically every time I see a libertarian argue against a fascist/Nazi, the latter ends up winning. I don't think you're going to count yourself as among the exceptions.