Work Ethic

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Originally Posted by bighead384

I guess an example of the conflicting views I'm having is this: America highly taxes the rich because capitalism isn't really fair and allows them to gain an amount of wealth that they don't even need or deserve. America has government programs to help the underprivileged because it isn't fair how capitalism divides people and some people grow up with less opportunity. So if we acknowledge all these problems with capitalism where people work hard but don't get their fair share, why stick with it? If we supposedly accept capitalist philosophies, how can these things be justified on a philosophical level?

Have you suggested a viable alternative here?