FAQs - 8/8 - The Meritocracy Party

February 6, 2012

I was always taught that democracy is the only good political system. Why do you think we can improve on democracy?

The history of human beings is a history of advancement and social improvement. Every aspect of human life has improved when we have worked on it with our intelligence and creativity. Why shouldn’t government improve? Why should our governmental system stop here and now, and be stuck like this forever? Democracy is ready for an […]

What if I have no merit? Will I be excluded from politics?

If you didn’t know how to drive, would you get behind the wheel of a school bus? Of course not—you’re a good person with a conscience. Before assuming that responsibility, you would learn from the safest drivers you could find, because you don’t want to kill children! In Meritocracy, those without merit will have equal […]

Aren’t the meritorious already running society?

Politicians don’t have merit as leaders because they don’t care about you and don’t act for your benefit. Even if politicians wanted to improve the world, none of them are smart enough to do it. Career politicians specialize in smiling and shaking hands; they are two-faced power brokers who play along with the super-rich while […]

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The history of human beings is a history of advancement and social improvement. Every aspect…

Over the long course of history, power has been transferred away from the dictators and…

Why should you have to protect your kids from blue bloods? Why should parents accept…

People will still engage and cooperate with other types, but it will happen in a…

When it comes to freedom and liberty there are two versions. There is on the…

Ist es nicht meine Sache, zu entscheiden, was mit meinem Vermögen geschieht? 1100 Milliardäre besitzen…

The simple fact is, we don't have the power to vote for these things. Even…

Maybe this would be true if we just gave poor and uneducated people blank checks…

There is no free market. The markets are completely captured—dominated by cartels of one sort…

True leadership doesn't come from being born with a silver spoon in your mouth. A…

Ez al da nire erabakia nire ondasunekin zer egiten dudan determinatzea? 1,100 bilionarik munduko 2.5…

Research has shown that workers threatened by poverty are less creative, less engaged, and achieve…

The "wisdom of crowds" has debunked itself. The wisdom of crowds has brought us failure…

Did your grandfather own 100% of the farm? What about your grandmother? What about your…

Real freedom is the opportunity for every child to develop his or her talents; when…

The Soviets tried something completely different that has no relation to 100% inheritance tax. 100%…

In a community based on equal opportunities, no family would show disrespect to other families…

The family feud is a destructive conflict spiral that eliminates any hope of healthy community.…

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I was always taught that democracy is the only good political system. Why do you think we can improve on democracy?

What if I have no merit? Will I be excluded from politics?

Aren’t the meritorious already running society?

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I was always taught that democracy is the only good political system. Why do you think we can improve on democracy?

Isn't it inevitable that the super-rich will ruin Meritocracy like they ruined democracy?

What's so wrong about passing on wealth and connections to protect your kids from harm?

Isn't there a risk that splitting up psychological types will create a bunch of echo chambers, where people are denied valuable growth experience with other types?

Isn't this just totalitarianism? 100% Inheritance tax infringes on my freedom.

Erbschaftsteuer FAQ (DE)

If we want better government, why don't we just vote for better schools, honest media, more effective healthcare, etc.?

Won't redistributing wealth to the poor perpetuate their poor use of resources?

Doesn't Meritocracy violate the sanctity of the free market?

Doesn't Meritocracy assume that many more people have "the right stuff" to be leaders?

Inheritance Tax FAQ (EU)

If people aren't afraid of falling into poverty, what will stop them from slacking off and letting the economy suffer?

Doesn't democracy use the wisdom of crowds to organically pick the best leaders?

My grandfather passed down his farm to us; are you saying 100% inheritance tax would take this away from our family?

Doesn't a millionaire inheritance tax infringe on the freedom of millionaires to do what they please with their wealth?

The Soviet Union tried this, and it didn't work.

Why should I have to pay for the kids of failed parents?

Even with the millionaire inheritance tax, won't families still viciously compete because interfamilial competition is natural behavior?

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