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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by Nuzzerino on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:34AM (#15879352)
Does even (or rather, less uneven) distribution of wealth imply involuntary coercion? I don't think it has to.
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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by vidarh on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:46AM (#15879455)
The person who coined the term libertarian (Joseph Dejacques) argued that all property rights were restrictions on freedom, and for even distribution of not just wealth but income, on the basis of an ideal where maximizing liberty was the most important goal.

But right-wing libertarianism prioritize property rights over liberty.

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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by knieveltech on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:46AM (#15879458)
You assert there are conditions under which the oligarchs would relinquish some portion of their holdings voluntarily?
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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by Nuzzerino on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:49AM (#15879485)
If the holdings were devalued on the market, does that qualify as involuntary relinquishment?
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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by knieveltech on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:11PM (#15899980)
Maybe? What did you have in mind?
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