It's even simpler than that...I had a brilliant communications professor in college. we're talking 25 years ago and I still remember a lecture he gave us...he was known for giving these brilliant lectures that seemed apropos to nothing, and then, at the end, would give us the morale of the story and it would hit you in the gut.
One day, he was telling us about the habits of rhesus monkeys and the social order they develop. He talked about the way the monkeys would live and it all revolved around their offspring having a better living environment. It was a very detailed lecture, but you didn't understand what this point would be.
At the end of the lecture, with only a minute left to make his point, the teacher said, "And this story, students, is proof of why Communism will never work..."IT IS A BASIC LAW OF NATURE TO WANT BETTER FOR YOUR CHILDREN."
It blew me away.
Great story.
Nice post! I love professors who make an impact.
A corollary is that any socio-economic system in which it is perceived by a majority that the children will be worse off, is unsustainable in the long run.
IMO.