Sure, so you believe that people have a duty to put money to use, and not using money is the issue, because people earn money in an environment where other people enable them to?
I don't really agree with that. If the money went bad, sure; that'd be depriving people of resources uselessly. But a big part of the reason we have currency in the first place is because it's a store of value and doesn't degrade quickly.
The justification based on the idea that they didn't create their wealth in a vacuum is an odd one to me. If I buy an axe that someone else made, use a road someone else paved and then chop down and dismantle a tree to sell the wood- do I owe others? The person making the axe was paid for it in a mutually acceptable exchange. The person paving the road was also paid to do so, and didn't likely do it with the idea that payment would come in part from the commerce others would use the road to partake in.
If you steal wealth from others or borrow it, sure - they have a say on what happens with it. If you become wealthy by providing goods or services that others pay for and then hoarding the money you receive, I don't think you owe your community more because of it.
I believe it's in your best interest to pay more taxes because a larger percentage of tax goes to protecting your property, but as long as you pay your tax I don't think you owe it to anyone to solve their problems for them. It's a good thing to do, but not an obligation.
I don't really agree with that. If the money went bad, sure; that'd be depriving people of resources uselessly. But a big part of the reason we have currency in the first place is because it's a store of value and doesn't degrade quickly.
The justification based on the idea that they didn't create their wealth in a vacuum is an odd one to me. If I buy an axe that someone else made, use a road someone else paved and then chop down and dismantle a tree to sell the wood- do I owe others? The person making the axe was paid for it in a mutually acceptable exchange. The person paving the road was also paid to do so, and didn't likely do it with the idea that payment would come in part from the commerce others would use the road to partake in.
If you steal wealth from others or borrow it, sure - they have a say on what happens with it. If you become wealthy by providing goods or services that others pay for and then hoarding the money you receive, I don't think you owe your community more because of it.
I believe it's in your best interest to pay more taxes because a larger percentage of tax goes to protecting your property, but as long as you pay your tax I don't think you owe it to anyone to solve their problems for them. It's a good thing to do, but not an obligation.