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Why is it good that 67% of Americas capital is held by 10% of its people?
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Anonymous 5w

It’s not, but it’s not inherently bad either. The goal is to raise living standards for everyone. It just happens that a side effect of the most effective system for mass prosperity, is that some people become very wealthy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Well in order to raise the standards for everyone, that’d require redistribution from the top to the bottom

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Only if you’re assuming that resources are finite. The other, more effective option is growing the economy as a whole.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Resources are finite. The only renewable resources are solar/wind energy

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Agriculture and lumber if done right

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Anonymous 5w

I mean ideally we can divert our mined resources off earth in the next 100-150 years

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

lmao that’s why we’re getting poorer, living shorter lives, why everything costs more etc. that’s why the planet is burning and the global ecosystem is on the verge of collapse? capitalism is evil. it does work though, the issue it’s its purpose isn’t it increase prosperity, but to make rich people richer, and nothing else.

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