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Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai
Then do ya think that a Meritocracy type government would be the best then?
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Meritocracy -is a system of government or other organization based on demonstrated ability (merit) and talent rather than by wealth, family connections, class privilege, cronyism or other historical determinants of social position and political power.
The word "meritocracy" is now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, position, and social status are in part assigned through competition or demonstrated talent and competence, on the assumption that positions of trust, responsibility and social prestige should be earned, not inherited or assigned on arbitrary quotas. Meritocracy is used to describe competitive societies, that accept large inequalities of income, wealth and status amongst the population as a function of perceived talent, merit, competence, motivation and effort. Meritocracies reject the ideology of equality whilst embracing the doctrine of equal opportunity.
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The word kings and queens would be a thing of the past, social power comes from your ability to exceeds the need of others and your accomplishments is the result of competition you win. (Gladiatiors and the days of Rome, even though they were peasants). |
Sounds good in principle, but doesn't account for the fact that people might want to leave their kids a nice inheritance.
I don't think Paris Hilton deserves to have the amount of money she does, but who am I to say that her parents can't give it to her?
Or an upper-class family leaving their child a house.