I believe that the right to live is above EVERY OTHER RIGHT.
I do not believe that one has the right to keep an extra $100,000 in his saving or spend it for a yacht, but a person who has kids to feed doesn't have the right to food, because he/she doesn't have money in his pocket.
I have said it many times before, and I will continue to say it: I do not believe that "fairness" is based on how much tax one pays, but more on how much disposable money one has, and how much the basic needs are met by the money one has.
I do not believe that one person has more right to fullfill his desire for luxury, than the other person has the right to meet his basic needs.
And, I didn't hear "that audio." What I express are my own thoughts, gathered over 61 years of living in several countries, of raising children mostly in upper class neighborhood, of participating in "performance clubs" for the rich and famous of Silicon Valley all over the world (from Thailand, to Hawaii, to Greece, to Italy, to Singapour, and to Tokyo). And also from my studies in a liberal (THE most liberal) university, and from my work with disenfranchised populations, and from my experience with retiring in a wealthy community in the South.
I do not need someone to tell me what I think. I appreciate hearing what other people think, and I can appreciate some of the points you make, or other people make, even if I don't agree with them.
But in the end, I am guided by my own life experience, and my own conscience, and my own spiritual belief. And I respect that you are also.
However, if you could post a link to "that audio," I would be happy to listen to it. I have always been hungry to learn more, to explore different ways people think, to learn about what makes someone choose one direction or ideology rather than another, one religion rather than another. I certainly have a lot more to learn. But it is still my inner compass that will guide me.
