Given the assertion made at the end of the preceding post that $19,000 per capita represents the communist wealth threshold ("from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs,") — a notion supported by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, who posited that dividing the world GDP by the global population results in approximately $19,000 per capita — it raises a pertinent question. What if individuals were constrained from attaining a wealth level exceeding 10,000 times the annual world GDP per capita? Would such a limitation still align with a communist ideology?
Well,
not according to the academic who said the following: "if you
have a limited total, and you also have a minimum income, then that implies a
maximum somewhere" https://newleftreview.org/issues/II109/articles/herman-daly-benjamin-kunkel-ecologies-of-scale
PS - Admittedly, the extravagant price tag of $19 million for each Bugatti La Voiture depicted above might challenge these principles. In this evolving world, however, marked by challenges and the imperative for collective sacrifice, particularly for those accustomed to excessive consumption and environmental impact, the previously accepted norms may need reconsideration. Even the opulent Bugatti La Voiture, were it to embody life according to Herbert Marcuse, could be labeled as the epitome of objectification, echoing the evolving ethos of a world where lifestyles are shifting amidst an urgent need for conscious choices. https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2019/10/is-it-possible-to-achieve-good-life-for.html
