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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by imtringued on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:15PM (#23407468)
Why not just split the estate? A single person should not inherit more than 50% of the value of the estate.
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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by ip26 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:01PM (#23408693)
In businesses, including farming, splitting it wholesale can kill the business while diluting control can paralyze it.
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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @04:16PM (#23408118)
I think a large portion of people would not bother building an estate if it could not be passed on to teir children. Most people work hard and build businesses for the benifit of their family.
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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by splintercell on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @06:28PM (#23409669)
Puerto Rico has constraints like that. It is also the poorest part of the Union.
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