OK, fine.
Let's go all the way--remove all regulations on business and allow everyone complete freedom to do whatever it takes to accumulate as much wealth as they can by any means they can get away with.
Oh wait--we tried that once, and ended up with feudalism.
Oh wait--we tried that once, and ended up with feudalism.
A little hint: there's a difference between studying history and watching flicks or TV. It does show.
I think you had better check your history. Feudalism developed as a means of self-protection. Your analysis is way off base.
"NO ONE is worth a million or two a year. If they're making that much money, it because of a distortion in the system."
Put simply, people are paid based on their ability to generate income for their businesses or the employers. Pro sports players generate huge earnings for their teams. Ever go to an MLB or NFL game and see people wearing jerseys and shirts with players' names on them? People are buying more than a shirt - they're buying the name of a person, a specific person who is generating a great deal of money for his employer.
The free market is the best arbiter for what people earn, not you, me, or a numbnut in D.C. or elsewhere.
Liberals would suck us all dry as a bone if they could get away with it. They are addicted to taxing and spending and can never get enough of it.