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Re:What to Do About Inequality (2012) by currymj on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:11AM (#19849491)
A useful analogy I once heard: suppose I want the government to build a dam somewhere. It would be totally pointless to go to the riverbank and start piling up rocks myself.
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Re:What to Do About Inequality (2012) by leetcrew on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:15AM (#19849549)
on the other hand, if the dam is really important and you go out start piling up rocks, you might be surprised who shows up to join you.
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Re:What to Do About Inequality (2012) by noidea_ on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:18AM (#19849591)
lol what? Literally like all of human development is because somebody didn't want to sit around and wait for the government to solve their problems. This is such a crazy sentiment. It's literally the silly conservative talking point that liberals want the government to solve their problems.
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