“In every society, however it is organized, there is always dissatisfaction with the distribution of income. All of us find it hard to understand why we should receive less than others who seem no more deserving—or why we should be receiving more than so many others whose needs seem as great and whose deserts seem no less. The farther fields always look greener—so we blame the existing system. In a command system envy and dissatisfaction are directed at the rulers. In a free market system they are directed at the market.” -
Milton Friedman[Human nature runs so strongly in this direction that it is predictable that dissatisfaction with one's lot will be the reality for a sizable portion of any population. We can individually overcome this through gratitude, but many will not care to go to the effort.]
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