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Re:The rise of the corporate colossus is a giant problem by crdoconnor on Friday September 16, 2016 @05:18AM (#12512783)
>Wealth isn't zero sum.

It is sometimes. The profits "earned" by Wall Street are nearly always zero sum, for instance. They are not making other people richer.

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Re:The rise of the corporate colossus is a giant problem by WalterBright on Friday September 16, 2016 @07:04AM (#12513158)
Free market transactions are not zero-sum because each party feels they gain by making the trade (else they would not trade). Zero sum transactions are things like theft, any transaction with an unwilling party.
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Re:The rise of the corporate colossus is a giant problem by koverstreet on Friday September 16, 2016 @08:24AM (#12513502)
Or fraud. Or monopolies and cartels collecting rents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libor_scandal

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