The force redistribution of the wealth cannot happen within human society itself. Not even the slightest chance. It can only be achieved by extraterrestrial life, aka aliens.
Simply put, while I am all for supporting narrowing the wealth gap between wealthy and poor, I have negative faith this can be achieved anywhere on the planet by human themselves.
I disagree. Greed is what drives Tim Cook to make the choices he makes to create the products where he does. Greed at the executive level is what has created these mega corporations. Look at Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, when they pass over 99% of their wealth will be donate to charity. That’s so critical to humanity. The issue is we need those people to stop the greed at the top to begin with. For Warren, it seems to be see how much he can amass to donate it away. Why not promote investing in companies that reward their employees as much as their shareholders? Warren invests in insurance companies the biggest portion of which steal at will from society. The ultra wealthy could instead decide to invest in companies that reward their employees at an equal level as the shareholders. At that level estimated 10,000 people control well over 90% of the stock of publicly owned corporations.
It used to be that companies would offer excellent pension programs and great healthcare benefits. That’s when it made sense to work for a company; now most people should want to build a company to ensure they can get ahead as working for someone else is a game where again the top 1% make it and the rest suffer.
As to you saying Aliens would have to come for us to do anything different as humans, I think we should be able to vote in politicians who are good and aren’t overcome with greed. We can’t even get that right. But if aliens actually came to this planet, it would potentially actually bring governments together but I doubt do little else to change humanity.
Someone else mentioned someone to me about building an app to better my life??? That person doesn’t know anything about anyone so no point in telling someone to live their life to build an app so Apple’s executives can make more money along with the top 1% who make over 90% of the profit based upon the decisions to leave the employees behind as people that get lost in the process of building mega companies. And you have me wrong in that I am an investor and we have built a business out of investing in companies that are changing the way business is done to ensure the future of humanity.
Do you realize that a billion stockholders own the stock of Apple and virtually every megacorp? Little people participating with little investments. Investing is not just for the wealthy--you can play too. Yes, the top "1%"--whoever they are, may have a lot of money. So what? They don't control the world, they don't control my life, why do they control yours?
As to buying up IP, nobody forces an IP holder to sell, and nobody forces an employee to go to work for Apple.
As to "preventing", patents grant a limited monopoly on the implementation of a concept; it does not prevent anyone from working around it, as the many millions of new patent applications every year around the world prove.
As to "stealing" that is usually settled in a courtroom or licensing between the parties. The details that matter in IP, such as the actual claims in a patent, never seem to get ahead of the internet posters quick opinions. The Apple v Masimo is not just a simple decision.
Ideas are out there for everybody, including you. Go ahead and invent a phone or OS or app. Whining serves no purpose.
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I don’t want any part of building an App and being used to make Tim more money.
Why don’t you go farm some more if we are going to tell each other what to do.
I gave my options as someone who has clients who invest upwards of $750m. I see the ultra wealthy, and most of my clients are Asian. They have far more morales and etc that US-based clients. In Japan, someone with great power and influence acts humble. They take great pride that the janitor makes enough money to afford a nice home, the spouse doesn’t have to work and can take care of the children and they have a family vehicle.
That’s what’s missing in US companies, as they used to be prideful in employing a great workforce who were well compensated for their work. Now, it’s all about meeting goals to ensure the executives get their annual $100m stock grant. They don’t care at all about the bottom 99% of the workforce. And the benefits are completely gone in America. There’s no pride in caring for the employees. Everyone is about greed for themselves, power for themselves, and they’re willing to sell the soul of the company to ensure they get their $100m stock grant annually. The decisions should sicken every American.
We used to be a country that could take pride and lots of business owners could excel. Middle managers could work and pay for their family’s needs. That’s all gone as well as the pensions and healthcare.
I am not bitter. I just care about humans, and I think people financing their iPhones should realize they’re not helping anyone but the top 1%. Everyone else is getting hosed on the deal. The employees who aren’t in the top 1% of importance in mission critical management and development are an afterthought to the executives.
It’s sad. I don’t care to make an app to make Tim more money. I care to show the world what is happening as these goes beyond capitalism. This is greed that’s destroying the country and dividing Americans.
It’s no wonder around the world everyone uses Android, as those companies at least small who try to build up something like Nothing will create more millionaires and more employees will earn something more than a paycheck. That’s what this is about, compensating employees fairly so everyone wins instead of the top 1%.
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