But it's quite a leap from there to "I have the right to be paid many times as much as the people making the stuff I want to consume." One logical consequence of that view is that it's the government's job to actively ensure that there are always lots of very poor people elsewhere in the world, as it's the only way to defend that "right" against the risk of widespread prosperity.

Not at all.

There was a joke about a Canadian and an American talking at a bar, the Canadian said "When we Canadians think of American we think about your racism and income equality and insularity. But I am curious, when you Americans think of Canada, when do you think about?"

The American replied, "We don't think of Canada at all."

Heh, google came up with this article's headline, "Even Canadians Think Americans Are Toxic". The typical American response to this would be: "Oh no! ... anyway...."


It it a government's job to take care of its citizens. EVERY government's job, to THEIR OWN citizens.

It is not zero-sum. If one person or country is rich, that does not mean that another country is poor because of that. We wish others well, but their station in life is up to them.


None of which has anything to do with Berkshire Hathaway.
I do kinda wish that I had sold some BRK at 9:33 this morning. ;-)