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this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2026
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Your system has a flaw from my perspective. It ignores the effect of wealth on capability, especially in youth. People who are already less "exceptional" - say, mentally challenged - would stay poor through factors outside of their control. On the other side, people who are "exceptional" are most commonly so because of the benefits wealth brings, so the way i understand your system, it will cement the status quo - the rich stay rich because of virtue of being rich, the poor and uneducated stay poor because they are poor and unremarkable.
It's not perfect, but no system is. The goal is to keep a level of equibility, while also allowing the good to benefit from their own efforts.
If the rich invest in their children, and make them exceptional, that's fine. Trying to get parents not to do that goes against extremely strong instincts. The goal is to make climbing the wall harder, not impossible. If the child buckles down and takes advantage that's fine. If they slack off and coast, they will coast back towards the mean income level. They won't get the run away effect that happens currently.
A lot more can be done at the bottom. Giving poorer children the education and support facilities needed to reach their potential would make a huge difference, for a relatively small investment from society.
It's also worth noting that I'm also an advocate for UBI. There should be a floor on how poor people can be. As a society, we can afford to support that.