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Would it be any better if it was the result if their own labour rather than 'extracted from others'?

You are getting into an argument about how people should use the resources that they have been rewarded with. This is difficult, because reducing the rewards punish the responsible, and conditional rewards are difficult to implement if the sources of that reward are heterogeneous or disorganized, such as the consumers of mass-produced goods.

Not to say it can't be done, but it's not as simple as sprinkling magic social responsibility dust onto capitalism.



It is the fruits of their own labor. I agree this is a very large topic, and it's not really possible to discuss it here without spending all day composing.

It's more about personal responsibility and ethics than an economic system.




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