• Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      The overwhelming majority of contribution in society comes from the working class.

      Taking money and then giving it back is the bare fucking minimum a person can do. It’s like taking the whole cake and then giving back a thin slice. Hardly commendable.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give

      Why would the rich man ever run out? Wealth isn’t merely a pile of currency, it is a collection of wealth producing assets.

      A man who collects $1000/day in rents will never have less than $1000/day to give to beggers.

      The harder question to answer is why some of us pay others for the privilege of accessing public goods.