1.\u00a0Faction reminds of the concept of social class. A group in society defined by their own interests, opinions, or passions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.\u00a0The source of wealth is suggested be the faculties that each person has. These faculties to acquire wealth differ greatly from person to person and originate at the interplay between personal opinions and passions, which are different for each person. Hence, the ability of a person to actively gain wealth is implied to reflect \u201cbetter\u201d faculties compared to the faculties of a person who isn\u2019t successful at gaining wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0It is to a great extent true that some people have qualities that make them better at gaining wealth compared to others. Importantly, while biological factors might have an influence on these , these qualities are even more influenced by education and exposure to an environment that increases the likelihood of them manifesting and developing. And here lies the problem people don\u2019t choose their environment at birth, but are rather prisoners of their environment. If this environment is hostile towards getting quality education, the chances of these people to get wealthy will also decrease. Hence, generations might succeed before somebody is able to break the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0Another factor that is overlooked is luck a certain percentage of people are wealthy not due to their talents or hard work but because they got lucky for instance inherited a fortune. Importantly, it is much easier to earn the second million once you already earned the first, nowadays, the gap between the rich and the poor increases worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4.\u00a0The first object was the protection of different and unequal faculties of acquiring property. In other words, the core mission was to create a framework that would help protect the wealthy few against the threat represented by the less wealthy and many. It was a bit surprising to learn about this, but when I sit and think, conflict around wealth is one of the most important forces in society and has likely been around since our species evolved.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, I\u2019d say this \u201ccore mission\u201d, even nowadays, is a fundamental pillar of the law system and of how society is organized. The government nowadays is responsible for enforcing laws, including those relating to property, but first, without such laws, we might plunge into chaos, and second, this is one of its many, many other important functions for instance, guaranteeing personal safety of each individual, the right to education, intellectual property rights, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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