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Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E... by shostack on Sunday December 09, 2018 @09:10PM (#18644675)
This seems like a similar argument people made for Trump and look how that turned out for them.

Surely there are no other similarities between the two though [1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39478066

Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E... by ramblerouser on Sunday December 09, 2018 @10:10PM (#18644883)
When the elites in your country are so hell bent on the repression of the people they rule over, that popular political candidates are cut off from the banking system and have to borrow money from banks in other countries, that should make you think twice when those same elites tell you populism is just a rouse perpetrated by people in the few countries willing to lend their support.
Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E... by dang on Monday December 10, 2018 @08:44PM (#18652734)
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