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Re:How poverty changes your mindset by skookumchuck on Monday February 26, 2018 @05:24PM (#16469535)
> useless

What do you think wealthy people do with their money?

> the only thing that makes sense

If you want to end human progress. Me, I'm excited about Musk's progress in space exploration, for one example.

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Re:How poverty changes your mindset by tjr225 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:06PM (#16475425)
The idea that human progress only happens under a free market is totally detached from reality and most of human history. I'm resisting inserting a joke about libertarianism here for fear being a bit too on the nose.
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