On the distribution of wealth/income

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Ted King wrote:
In an earlier posting, I asked this question: Can you inherit merit? A problem I see is that what you asking for can only be approached from directions that rely on basic assumptions about the relation of income and wealth to merit. If you assume that the income of the person who first accumulates the vast amounts of it is merited, that can lead you to different conclusions than a person who assumes that much of the vast income was not merited.

If you look at cbelts case it may be a wrong assumption. The merited inheritance may be quite crucial for that business's survival, especially if it is a capital intensive business. Its destruction would lead to loss of jobs for many employes it may have. If the inheritors are running the business, not living high off the hog, that merit is inherited....