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Re:Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government... by rayiner on Monday January 09, 2017 @02:02PM (#13358806)
The problem with dystopian sci-fi novels is that their plots are usually dependent on social dynamics that don't capture the full range of human behavior. For example, you don't read many sci-fi novels that have a character like John D. Rockafeller (who used his wealth and power to stand up to Prohibition).

It's worth keeping in mind that some of America's founding fathers were also among the wealthiest people in the country (e.g. John Hancock).

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Re:Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government... by Retric on Monday January 09, 2017 @02:16PM (#13358919)
US population in 1776 was 1% of what it is now.

So, the 'wealthy' was a significantly less elite group. Basically, the top 1,000 people back then where the equivalent of the top 100,000 people now, not the top 1,000.

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