I come from a clime where the gap between the have and the have-not is extremely wide and there is little being done by the government or the privileged, probably because of the fear of regression sequel from the observed abject poverty striking the masses or the greed of owning and having it all. In all of these, there is an effort to run away from poverty and an attempt to have enough or even more than enough to last beyond a lifestyle.
Wealth remains unquantifiable as value and memory often play the culprit, but the human mind, probably for the sake of security, aims to keep amassing wealth. Oftentimes, we are tempted to place a value on our needs and wants, which dynamically revolves like a and end up unfulfilled. I used to think if I had a certain amount of money, I would clear my debts and even have an excess, but the reverse was the case. Even when I clear most of my debts, new and unbudgeted financial obligations throw me back to where I wanted to escape from or even more. Then, the question is, how much is enough to bring about enough or abundance?
In a bid to have enough to cover the basics of life, such as shelter, clothing, and food, we tend to earn a source of living, which may be from a white-collar job, vocations, entrepreneurship, private organizations, or any opportunity to make ends meet. To this end, I have met people that engage in multiple jobs so as to have multiple streams of income with the hope to have enough.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the divide are those that have abundance and continuous revenue or recurrent returns on investment who keep enjoying a high turnover in their finances. Traders and investors, just like every individual out there, want to enjoy expansion of resources and not stagnation or even depreciation. So, those people who have want to have more, while those who are the less privileged desire to have something tangible.
The world remains open to all individuals and gives liberty for the acquisition and condensation of wealth that is genuinely acquired without applying any moderation to its limit or spread, and hence, the wide margin continues to grow between the rich and less privileged.
In a society where resources are abundant and essential basics for life and living are available and adequate, there would be no need to put a limit on the acquisition of wealth by a single individual. But with poor infrastructure and the basics for life, it would be morally unjust to not limit the acquisition of wealth by single individuals. The unfair distribution of wealth without a check to its acquisition has equally increased apathy and strain in the relationship between the lower and middle class versus the well-to-do.
For equity and fairness, I would advocate for a bar to the acquisition of wealth by any singular individual with an attempt to regulate and redistribute among the populace.
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