Proper Alignments Leads To Efficient Social Contracts
Humans maximize their profit.
That’s the first and, within reasonably deadly accuracy, the only thing you need to know about humans.
“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interests.” Winston Churchil
So does equal share for everyone work? What about giving to those who need? What about from each according to his capability and to each according to his need?
Depends…
Guess what, free market; tend to take care of it. A small deviation from free market, called democracy, will take care of it too.
The way we really redistribute wealth is, in a way proportional to ones’ bargaining power.
The most obvious example of this is the correlation between monogamous norm and democracy.
One man one vote soon leads to one man one wife. Maybe most of you never noticed this. However, monogamy only becomes the norm since the Greek.
The justification may go from the east to the west. People will tell stories out of this word in spiritual and religious realms to justify the opinion.
However, what’s really going on is that.
Riddles after riddles. Perhaps there is a key to that riddle. Selfish interests.
Monogamy is a sexual socialism that ration females in equal share to everyone manner. Nothing more.
Humans maximize profit. If we want our countries to prosper, we need to reward those who make our countries prosper more than those who do not.
However, equal share for everyone, giving to those who need, and all those stuffs have a case too, in other areas.
The needy are willing to sell their vote at cheaper price. Hence, it’s very lucrative to “help the needy.”
Some wealth, like natural resources, can only be redistributed, hence it make sense to distribute profits from such extra wealth in equal share for everyone.
What about from those according to their capability and to each according to his need? Well, the market will tend to take care of it. The capable people get paid the most when they do what they are capable. People are also willing to pay more for what they need.
Libertarians need more vote. Perhaps, if we’re less stingy and more flexible in some areas, we can push the world to other areas we prefer better.