The Meritocracy Party

FAQ

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

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

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Perintöverotus UKK

Eikö omaisuuteni jakaminen ole oma asiani? 1100 miljardööriä omistaa kaksi kertaa niin paljon kuin maailman…

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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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Won't Meritocracy lose out on all the philanthropy that powerful men provide?

The typical super-rich man has no interest in helping the public and no ability to…

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Isn't Meritocracy undemocratic?

Democracy has failed to achieve the social goals that we all want. Democracy was an…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Meritocracy FAQ

Aren't the meritorious already running society? Politicians don't have merit as leaders because they don't…

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

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

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Meritokratia UKK

Eivätkö yhteiskuntaa johda jo nyt kaikista ansioituneimmat? Poliitikot eivät ole päteviä johtamaan koska he eivät…

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

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

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Isn't government corrupt, inept, and inefficient, and would it not therefore fail to put my hard-earned assets to good use?

One must remember that the Millionaire Death Tax and 100% Inheritance Tax are not stand-alone…

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