The Meritocracy Party

FAQ

Isn't giving people free housing, education, and healthcare communist?

Communists also wore hats, ate sausage, and used cutlery. Does that make hats, sausages, and…

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Won't preventing inheritance undermine people's work ethic when parents are no longer able to save up for their kids?

The threat of your kids being disadvantaged might motivate you to work, but this kind…

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If my inheritors don't deserve the inheritance, then why should anyone else (society, government)?

Meritocracy is about what you can do, not what people can do for you. Society deserves your…

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Why do you think throwing money at education will improve it?

Research has exposed the classroom system as archaic; the school system has failed to adapt…

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Won't Meritocrats just abuse their power and screw over the rest of society the way politicians and CEOs currently do?

If a particular expert abuses his position, the other people in his field will instantly…

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

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

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Does Meritocracy care about equal representation?

The issue here is how you define equal representation. Meritocracy achieves equal representation where democracy…

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What about big government? Is Meritocracy going to shrink government?

No system is so simple that “just shrinking it” will automatically fix social issues. Fixing…

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Can't unscrupulous parents just give wealth to their kids before death, avoiding the Millionaire Estate Tax? How will Meritocracy handle legal loopholes?

Loopholes can be closed. It should be a crime for one family to accumulate dangerous…

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Меритократија FAQ (SR)

Зар заслужни не воде већ друштво? Политичари немају заслуге као лидери јер не маре за…

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Isn't it natural to pass wealth to children? How can any "system" stop natural behavior?

The purpose of every social system is to convert destructive natural behavior into productive artificial…

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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?

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

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Meritokratie FAQ (DE)

Wird die Gesellschaft denn nicht bereits von verdienstvollen Persönlichkeiten geführt? Politiker haben keine Verdienste als…

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Isn't it a parent's responsibility and natural instinct to leave as much wealth and possessions to their children as they can?

"[If you are asking this question,] then you are plainly not a meritocrat. The Society…

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Doesn't inheritance tax act as a tax on already taxed goods?

This shows a gross misunderstanding of the tax system. The price of an estate on…

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Won't experts just vote for their own self-interest? What's to stop all the doctors from being corrupt and voting themselves more money?

Do you really think all doctors are corrupt? Or just an elite few who, by…

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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…

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Isn’t love the answer? If we spread the power of love, won't that convince people to stop hoarding?

Humans tend to hoard because we worry about our families. If you do not hoard,…

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