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17 hours is the average amount an individual in a hunter-gatherer society has to work. We don’t live in such a society so it doesn’t apply to us.
Takers may get much more than makers. A baby may produce a lot later in the life, but in the first few years a baby does nothing but take. I retired years ago and am now 87. I am taking much more than I am making. However, during my life I have produced a lot.
Should we decide for others what is valuable and what is not? As far as I concerned there is absolutely no need for the Australian government to finance athletic training for elite athletes or compete in the Olympics or other games. However, others feel differently. My taxes go for something I consider absolutely pointless. However, my taxes also go for the libraries and the police department. I appreciate both facilities. Some people pay for the library and never use it.
‘From each according to his ability. To each according to his needs.’ is the socialist motto. It’s not a bad one. Producing is something one can take a joy in. I used to be a design engineer. When I designed something that worked well I felt very good. Unfortunately lot of work is just drudgery. Life isn’t fair. Those whose work is drudgery generally don’t get well paid. Those whose work is a joy may get big bucks. It would be fairer if those whose work is a burden would get big bucks and those whose work is a joy would get subsistence pay.
I wrote a piece of fiction which was published. When I saw a copy of it I found that the publisher had the support of the Australian Council of the Arts and the Victorian Council of the Arts. Taxpayers who probably got nothing for it paid me for my writing and gave me an ego trip. Life is unfair.