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In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of
If you built everything on your own, it is yours. But, what if you took government assistance?
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” — Confucius.
Wait….
What?
Why did Confucius lob the wealthy into a single bucket?
Confucius did not lob the wealthy. He refers to wealth creation in a badly governed state.
A country with bad rulers will facilitate wealth accumulation through unfair means. The government rigs the system to transfer wealth from 80% of the population into the hands of the 20%. It may or may not be the fault of the 20%. But it is undoubtedly the fault of the morally bankrupt rulers.
A Classic Example: The United States
The two wars the Bush administration started, cost the country more than $8 trillion.
