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Re:Income inequality today may be higher today than in any o... by fche on Saturday July 02, 2016 @09:09PM (#12024418)
"Legal standing and economic accomplishment go hand in hand. Always did."

That's pretty lame, "The rich can buy a verdict." Even if that were true, that would be a bug not a feature.

"world of equal opportunity were individual work and merit make all the difference"

straw man

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Re:Income inequality today may be higher today than in any o... by coldtea on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:28AM (#12025798)
>That's pretty lame, "The rich can buy a verdict." Even if that were true, that would be a bug not a feature.

Since the rich also have undue influence on the design of the laws and the general running of society, that's a feature (for them), not a bug.

Besides, even if it was "a bug, not a feature" of the legal system, unless it could magically or otherwise go away, it would still be had to be taken into account.

>*straw man

You can find pretty much the same statement expressed in all kinds of books, articles, political speeches, and interviews. At best with very small caveats.

A strawman, on the other hand, is supposed to be something that nobody ever says.

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