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Re:A Look at the Ugly Side of Getting Rich by jasonkostempski on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:28PM (#14197143)
It's not like that money disappears, it just traded hands. Whoever sold the painting might use some of it for charity.
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Re:A Look at the Ugly Side of Getting Rich by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:34PM (#14197190)
I'm not convinced it's as benign as that. Less equal societies tend to be less happy, at the top and the bottom as you can see in the article.
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