Why do the richest 10% own 85% of the worlds wealth?

Because 49% have to put up with the person 51% voted in. Basically means a big F*** you to the 49% who didn't vote for the winner.

My grandma always used to tell me "It's not what you know, it's who you know."
Most of the politicians/investment bankers/top 1% come from Eton and other top public schools. And this is the problem.

Surely all that actually disagrees with what your gran used to tell you though.
Because if you are born into a "lower" family, then you can work as hard as possible and be as intelligent as you possibly can, but you won't get anywhere because of the family you were born into?

But surely they should think "I don't want to be like this forever" and use that as their motivation?

True, but chav is about an attitude and whole demeanour. I wouldn't want to be treated by a chav tbh. Maybe so, but why is that a problem? I want the best doctors to treat myself and my family, and if they're all privately educated, so be it. If they're all state educated, that's fine too. Whoever is best for the job and the like.

True, but I could have wallowed in self pity and had the mindset of "the world's screwed me over so I'm going to be a miserable sod to everyone I encounter". Although it's not the same as being poor, everyone has difficulties of some kind or another. It's far too easy to blame something going wrong on your problems. Instead you work around it.

So what would be the incentive to go beyond the most simple form of store managemnt, or Public relations or something?

And I'd disagree. I know at least 3 or 4 people with a story like that. Just in mine and my parents social circles. But I'd say the stories are few because few people have the drive and right skills to succeed.

But that's the world we live in, if you pay more you get a better service. Would you like to see all brands done away with and simpley have one model of every product? They tried that in the USSR, didn't turn out so well. And anyway, I don't see the problem with Public schools.

And you'd have what? Wealth equally spread? No thank you, why should some one stake a claim to money I have earned through hard work? Is a 50% tax rate not enough? When will you be happy? When you strip wealthy families down their bare boards? Have them hand over their inherited wealth and live in council flats? Tell them that it's just not fair that they aren't giving their money away?

I'm not blaming the universities - it's the lazy thing to do. Hence the politicans boring oxbridge and medical school bashing. Oxbridge particularly has made pretty good attempts to widen access, as have a number of medical schools. The problem is right at the heart of the obvious class system in the UK. I don't think it's simply the education system that is rotten - I think a section of British society is actually quite disconnected from the UK that myself and most people on this forum know - and this is manifested in low educational attainment.

Enjoyment of that area of work perhaps.
I can guarantee you, very few people from "poor" families go on to earn £100,000+ pa.



The reason it didn't work is it wasn't done correctly. There is a reason Lenin and Trotsky are regarded as a heroes, and Stalin not.



I like how you've gone utterly insane by the end of our debate.
Firstly, I would advocate a near 100% inheritance tax.
Secondly, Communism can't work as humans are greedy, (see "why would I want to do X if the money isn't good?")
Thirdly, excellent strawman.

That's because they have not the drive or skills. There are people in this world who are driven to succeed, and those sated bny mediocraty.

Uh-huh. I'd go as far to say that it is fundamntally flawed and unworkable. Lenin and Trotsky both had their fair share of ideas that would have ended the same way. Communism doesn't work in the real world.

And I would not. If I earn money, it's my decision where it goes. By the time it's in my pocket I will have already payed heavy tax on it. Why should I not be allowed to give it to my children? I want them to be secure and to have everything I can provide for them. What right has the State to take that money, when I've already payed my tax on it?

And no, Communism can't work because it is not a fair system. People are not equal. Some are smarter, some are stronger, and some are useless. Those that excell should be rewarded in real terms, not with a pat on the back. Anyway, that's just with that gross simplification, their are a myriad of reasons Communism cannot work.

And that was no Strawman. They were questions addressed to you. I never proposed to speak for you or your viewpoint.

Ok, I'll just quickly state my answers and move on because I'm bored now.

"Money" does not exist. It is provided by the state for your use. .

Rubbish. The state doesn't have any money - it's all provided by tax.

A lion and a zebra are put in a cage. After 24 hours the lion owns 100% of the cage space.......

it's called survival of the fittest!

What kind of a future do you think a parent who works all day on a construction site will influence his child to have? What then when the kids you grow up with have the same situation in their home? I'm sure a sociologist can enumerate many many more.