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Originally Posted by Professor S
So in the end, where is the motivation to achieve? There is none, and those that the socialist construct depends on (the achievers) stop producing to the level that is needed. When you punish success, expect people to stop succeeding.
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I agree, that is the main problem. If everyone is the same, and nobody gets praised for doing a better job than someone who's barely trying - the person who
should be getting attention will get angry with the situation.
There needs to be some sort of meshing between socialist ideas (aside from the "everyone is equal in every way" part, and more to the "things should be affordable nomatter who you are") and capitalism in the sense of rewarding those who achieve more, without alienating those who don't.