As said by practically everyone, false dichotomy and partly both answers. The real answer is acknowledging first that rich people, are first and foremost people who for whatever reason are entrusted to more than their fair share of resources, and secondly acknowledging that almost everyone posting on this forum is rich by global and historical standards. Whatever economic ideology we subscribe to, whether it be unfettered capitalism, Marxism, or something else, we ought to start off by keeping in mind that both the rich and the poor are indeed people, and then move on to consider the various advantages and disadvantages of each system in terms of the allocation and efficiency in producing such resources, as well as whether or not the people getting most of the resources are achieving them through true merit, but should never forgot the first point, that the rich and the poor are all still people.
This is an excellent post. All of us are part of the privileged, rich class compared to the vast majority of people on this planet so I would suggest we all think twice before calling rich people "bloodsucking parasites".
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