Too bad the only alternative anyone can ever come up with is replacing “a guy” with “a guy in the government”.
That guy assumes all of the risk, so of course he gets the majority of the reward. If you want more of the reward, then you have to be willing to accept that you might not make anything at all; how many people would take that deal?
I’m sorry, do they want to go back to the old system? Where a bunch of people with clubs came around and forced you to work for 80+ hours a week while they took all the money, and if you refused they’d beat the shit out of you?
Yes, they just fooled themselves into thinking they'll be the ones beating the shit out of you for not working 80+ hours.
If a dude rocks up to you and says that for every dollar you make his company, he gets a penny and you get 99¢ you'd take that fucking deal.
You don't get to bitch when he makes that same deal to 200 other people.
Ignorant people simply fail to understand that the alternatives created the blood trail that got us where we are now.
It's also funny when you've seen loads of anti-capitalist socialists insist they're responsible for the 40 hour woork week, and it used to be even worse.
