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Am i being greedy not being capitalist?

ok, i come from a middle class family but am myself poor and could be stereotyped as somewhat of a hippie. i hae not embraced capitlism, i have chosen a life free from money/debt worry but will enevitably remain poor my entire life if my trends remain. now, since it is known that higher class people have more oppurtunities open to them because of wealth, (better schools, homes, jobs, quality of life and life lenght) am i being greedy, selfish, self rightious towards my (unborn) kids because i have chosen not to be part of capitalism? kids are the future after all.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: So, you are choosing poverty. You are also choosing poverty for your children. Please don't pass along the burden to the rest of us. If you refuse to participate then please do not participate in any government programs or benefits programs.

I expect that you enjoy the consequences of your beliefs. If you get sick, you will not have saved money for health care. You will get sick and you will die. I have no intention of saving your from the belief system that you have chosen.

If you want to raise your children outside of the current system. Enjoy. Please don't expect us to feed, clothe or education them. If your spouse has a high risk pregnancy and you haven't found any value in saving or having money, should we let her and the child die? Or will you suddenly want the benefits of a capitalist society?

Generally, "hippies" are selective about what parts of capitalism that they will reject.