The more "productive" in what? Then, the more productive in spoiling this earth and society should have to pay an additionnal tax which normal people, who dont take lthe decisions, shouldnt have to. That is your logic right?

If I'm richer, more accomplished, better than you who contribute to making this world such a nasty place, well grounded in the reality of my own life but also in the life of 99.99% of mankind, the poor AND the filthy rich, then, where is my place? It cannot be with you, this I'm sure.

No goodness can come from such a little mind, little soul, little heart.

you've just described YOUrself.

such assumption is in perfect alignment with the rest of your contribution here...

I certainly enjoy learning from people who make good points. I have much respect for high quality argument I can learn from or ponder on.

I just have not by yours...

I mean, who can be convinced by your way of thinking other than some insecure wannabe who aligns respect to possessions because that's all they have and think they should deserve more power/respect/attention than others?

I shall only be impressed by morals and wisdom: this does impose respect.

Just to precise: since you seem to believe that money is the mark of the "best", i dont consider myself being better than anyone. Yet, I may be as rich or richer than you are, in my own right and effort. I have no heritage money, everything comes from my mind and my creativity. And so what? is that enough to believe I am better than anyone else, let alone someone poor?

You are the poor: in wisdom and ethics.

They are alredy in charge of it and have been for way too long. HOw can this magnificient earth and societies end up like they have if indeed rich people had decided well? How could they have done anything right when the world had been sustained in great harmony by "uncivilized" nations for thousands of years until "the rich-who-think-they-are-smart-and-deserving" came to f--- everything up?

Just by greed. They can take their contributions.

I just cannot believe how some people are still blind and deaf to the realities of the world when they are the only ones who create the monstruous problems humanity has to face.

ps: yes, I see farer than just my own little country. The USA arent the world or earth, wake up!

Why are you surprised at what I wrote? or are you yourself part of that club?

And yes, just travel the world (and please, no yatching or instagram style traveling please, this isnt traveling): observe people. With time, you can guess the nationality, the earning, political views and job of someone without even speaking to that person. Just by observing him/her.

well how then are presidential campaign going to be financed? Dont rich people finance the presidential candidates in order to benefit directly from their future laws/decisions? This is happening and always has. So they too are getting "free stuff" in exchange for their vote and support.

by the way, the richer, the less they pay taxes. Look at how much those filthy rich are paying in taxes.

Nonsense argument

Meanwhile girls get pregnant at a much higher rate than boys.

Isnt this biologically normal?.. ;-)

If masturbation should be taught in school, then how to have sex should too.

let those poor kids explore by themselves.

Adults are litterally making a hold up of their right to sexual privacy.

My opinion is that anyone who believes in the existence of any of the popular, made made faux Gods should never be trusted in a position of responsibility.

would you care to elaborate on the why?

Most of the time, such people are much more trustful than others.

But I grant you one thing: to attain such a position of responsibility requires to make decision despite ones values, just for the sake of power and money.

Most of those people will end up refusing it in the long run.

For example, I opposed my board when it asked me to fire hard working and competent people simply because they didnt fit with the subjective requirements. Or to freeze salary when the company was making so much money that investors were fighting to get in. And shareholders got a thousand times what they invested in. Money was pouring in thanks to the hardworking employees. Certainly not thanks to the mostly-incompetent top Directors.

If indeed you did hold such high positions, you will acknowledge that if indeed there are competent people within a company, they mostly are found within employee level or average managers. The higher up, the least competent: it mostly revolves around corporate politics, not skills nor vision.

I was threatened for my job yet it didnt cross my mind to injustly fire those people.

I didnt and didnt lose my job.

I was asked to be more political to get a board position; I refused to prostitute myself, my values and my principles.

Because most think like you do, I indeed was not trusted with top responsibilities despite my proven track records and skills and the Directors acknowledgments.

Yet, I have no regrets for it. I love my life and who I am.

My values are priceless, much more than a job or a relationship.

I own the little I own out of my own honest hard work, for which no human and no values have been sacrificed on the altar of money or power.

One isnt what he says he is, he is what he does.

The problem with this side is that, you can never find a God when you need one.

Yet, one can tell you once did call for God.

Did you call for Him with a RSVP request? Did you get angry because it took too long for an answer or that He didnt drop the miracle you ordered Him?

Is this why you are angry at Him and at His people?

People believe that ordering God to fix a problem the way they want it to be solved obliges Him.

Yet, most problems come from men themselves: relational problems, exploitation, violence, theft, murder etc

Misery and injustice come from men, not from a god. Why should anyone else fix mankind's problems other than itself?

As per fateful events, these will all touch us, one way or the other. Death, disease, calamity etc. Yet, if one is truthful enough and thinks back to some fateful event in his life, he will acknowledge that such event triggered a change in life, which most of the time, will end up positively.

For example, after a death, one decides to quit an unsatisfying job, or to get out of an unhappy marriage, or to fulfill a dream etc

After a serious disease, one may change his way of living/diet, get closer to his family, his spirituality etc

See, even such dreadful moments have a purpose. The purpose to get us back to what is deeply important to us, as a human: family, community, spirituality etc

Never have I seen someone realize: hey, I almost died so I decide to dedicate my life to becoming rich and powerful....