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In reply to the discussion: For the overly wealthy, it's not just about having more -- it's about making you have less. [View all]Farmer-Rick
(10,154 posts)39. Well as long as you understand capitalism is designed to concentrate wealth
In a handful of already rich people. IF you are ok with periodic economic crashes that consolidate wealth more and more. If you are ok with a government corrupted by those wealthy few to run at their bidding. If you are fine with an ocean of poor people who barely make enough to eat....then you should be very happy with capitalism right now.
So what's there to complain about? Capitalism is functioning as it should.
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For the overly wealthy, it's not just about having more -- it's about making you have less. [View all]
byronius
Nov 2017
OP
Vast wealth allows them to change laws to make whatever they do legal,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2017
#2
" He has enough money and property to survive anything the economy can throw at him"
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2017
#14
Well as long as you understand capitalism is designed to concentrate wealth
Farmer-Rick
Nov 2017
#39
Why save it? Because we are the biggest, most powerful nation on the planet
TexasBushwhacker
Nov 2017
#43