So, in your own words being rich does not imply anything about hard work.
Further if you actually look at the wealthy hard work has almost zero influence on the odds of being wealthy. Generally because you can pass wealth from person to person after it’s gained and the source is often just lucky.
PS: I am in my 30’s and have zero debt and six figure savings. By some standards that’s wealth by others it’s practically poverty. It’s the second version that people are talking about becase having even 7 figures in savings does not generate that much per year income. It’s when you start talking about 8-11 figures of wealth that the scale gets broken.
You seem to set income = wealth. The fines are income based, with income scaling with hard work.
That never makes a grocery worker equal a banker, but twice the hours at hourly wage means twice the income, thus twice the fine within income-based systems such as Finland.
Income does not imply wealth, but wealth does imply income.
Eventually, wealth results in income even for lazy bums. So, you can’t defend income by saying they must work hard as many of the largest incomes have nothing to do with hard work.
Wealth does not imply income. You could be a retired with a massive fortune and no income. You could be born into wealth, not actually earning any yourself.
They are different concepts. One can lead to another, by neither implies the other.
Further if you actually look at the wealthy hard work has almost zero influence on the odds of being wealthy. Generally because you can pass wealth from person to person after it’s gained and the source is often just lucky.
PS: I am in my 30’s and have zero debt and six figure savings. By some standards that’s wealth by others it’s practically poverty. It’s the second version that people are talking about becase having even 7 figures in savings does not generate that much per year income. It’s when you start talking about 8-11 figures of wealth that the scale gets broken.