James Shaw resigns

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Having listened to that interview I can't see too much wrong with the ideas that Chloe was suggesting. A more even distribution in this country's wealth is not "ridiculous garbage", it is creation of a society that is fair to more of us than presently.

Your suggesting that the Greens are dangerous and anyone who considers voting for them is mentally unwell says more about your state of mind than that of Green voters. And there is definitely ignorance at play but not where you're suggesting it is.

The ideology of wealth distribution, I.e taking from the rich and giving to the poor is what we see in communist countries if you study history.
Take a look at Marxism and then what the WEF are proposing.
Long term, it's failed, and the so called elite in these situations always live it up at the expense of those at the bottom, don't for one minute think that you will own nothing and be happy, you will be at the mercy of the state, dependent on them.
Don't complain if insects are all you get on your dinner plate.

This is completely wrong CT...

Redistribution of wealth is a common feature in capitalist economies - tiered tax rates, benefits, minimum wage rates, even pokies and lotto...

But it is not a feature of so called communist societies  because private ownership and income was generally not allowed, everything needed was provided by "the state".  But "the state" are not robbing the rich to pay the poor now are they...

Redistribution of wealth is a feature of capitalism as a means to mitigate the inequities inherent in capitalism - do we want to live in a dog eat dog world or one where we can help others out of poverty, rather than creating poverty?

every socialist country that has subsequently embraced capitalism has seen a significant rise in inequality, many do get left behind...

What you describe as 

" the so called elite in these situations always live it up at the expense of those at the bottom"

is not redistribution of wealth, it is corruption and exploitation...