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Re:Children of the Yuan Percent: Everyone Hates China's Rich... by MrZongle2 on Friday October 02, 2015 @12:48PM (#10319648)
"So other than a genuine desire to do good or vanity seeking that can motivate philanthropy, you have a third element in China - preventing a revolt by the poor on the rich. If you give just enough, you'll keep the poor subdued."

I sometimes wonder if this is one of the motivations behind the guaranteed minimum income movement.

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