The Meritocracy Party

FAQ

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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Magyar Gyik

Nem úgy van már jelenleg is, hogy az arra érdemesek irányítják a társadalmat? A politikusoknak…

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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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What if the government just wastes all the revenue from inheritance tax on pointless wars?

Do you really think Meritocrats would have started the Iraq War? Almost every single independent…

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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?

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

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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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Can't unscrupulous parents just give wealth to their kids before death, avoiding the inheritance 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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Doesn't the Millionaire Estate Tax infringe on the freedom of millionaires to do what they please with their wealth?

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

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

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

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Didn't economists cause the 2008 financial crisis? Won't Meritocracy just put the country in the hands of fraudulent experts like this?

The frauds who caused the 2008 crisis were not meritorious experts; they were privileged cronies…

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

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

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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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Isn't technology and the complexity of life part of the problem? How will Meritocracy bring us back to our roots, instead of overwhelming us with techno-madness?

Techno-madness is a form of consumerism, where marketing departments spend millions convincing you to be…

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Won't getting rid of all government solve our problems?

Without government, there is only one law: the Law of the Jungle. The Law of…

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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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What if I want to pass my business on to my son whom I've trained from birth to run it?

What system would you design to find the most meritorious CEO to replace you? Why…

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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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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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