So basically the middle class itself was irrational. Alright.

[quote]If you did, I'd work my hardest to keep us both alive,[/Quote]

Why? I am a sack of chemicals capable of providing no benefit to you.

Suppose there was a system which could provide greater security, positive chemical stimuli in the brain (I don't believe in happiness, I believe in science), etc which explicitly rejected human rights and afforded you none. Would you want to live in such a system?