Posted on 11/27/2013 4:45:33 PM PST by Dysart
Economic equality will never be possible because some people are too stupid to get ahead, Boris Johnson said on Wednesday night.
Natural differences between human beings will always mean that some will succeed and others will fail, the Mayor of London said in a speech.
Despite calling for more to be done to help talented people from poor backgrounds to advance — including state-funded places at private schools — Mr Johnson said some people would always find it easier to get ahead than others. “Whatever you may think of the value of IQ tests, it is surely relevant to a conversation about equality that as many as 16 per cent of our species have an IQ below 85, while about 2 per cent have an IQ above 130,” he said.
Addressing the Centre for Policy Studies in London, Mr Johnson suggested that economic inequality was useful because it encouraged people to work harder.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Says the cheeky Johnson:
“I don’t believe that economic equality is possible; indeed, some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses and so on that it is a valuable spur to economic activity.
He added that free markets involved competition between “human beings who are far from equal in raw ability”.
Mr Johnson also repeated warnings against persecuting the rich, saying that wealth and success should be celebrated.
L.O.L The leering Euroleft with the oh-so-proper accent must be plugging their virgin ears and quite ready to throw angry scones at him over this truth telling business.
Slaves weren’t always black. In my family history there are white slaves and attempted genocide against my people.
Guess some folks like to be the ‘’only child’’ like the guy in the people’s big house.
Boris is anti-science. He doesn’t believe in natural selection or evolution.
Who among us is perfect?
He’s gotten rather soft on Islam - too soft. He made some brave remarks right after the slaughter of that soldier. However, overall he’s pro-Sharia and his dream of Islam adapting to English society rather than the other way around is very Chamberlain-like and naive.
In response to the title of the article............about 47% of the US population.
There's some appeal to that, given how we have devolved in recent years.
Years ago a prominent businessman postulated that if all the wealth in the world was evenly divided among the worlds population that in less than one generation it would all be back the way it is now. IOW most people have no idea about money or using it to make more.
There's some appeal to that, given how we have devolved in recent years.
Where have I heard that before?
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Th 3:10 (KJV)
Johnson is a funny guy. He’s been on Top Gear a couple of times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoifaIEvC0Q
He is indeed a character. And in need of a proper barber.
Yes, Lenin was deliberately quoting the Bible...
The old Soviet system said "If you don't work, you don't eat."
And in the 1980's a Soviet was quoted:
They pretend to pay me...I pretend to work.
Charles Murray was ripped the other day for saying half the population has a below average IQ, even though this is scientific fact (100 IQ is both the average and the mean).
What, you mean that half of the population that’s below average in intelligence will never be brain surgeons or CEO’s or even lawyers or teachers or politicians - well, maybe that’s going a bit far - who knew, except anyone with more than half a brain in their head.......
Hmmmm... I dunno. I've got a feeling we'll be amazed at who can be a brain surgeon after five years of Obamacare.
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