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Re:Zero-sum thinking on immigration will make America poorer by jen20 on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:12AM (#23674553)
> A government literally made inequality go away with the stroke of a pen.

This is an _incredibly_ rose-tinted view of the Soviet Union. I would suggest researching Waldsiedlung as a starting point.

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Re:Zero-sum thinking on immigration will make America poorer by arcticbull on Monday June 29, 2020 @11:14AM (#23678333)
Why would that be rose-tinted? I believe in the value of inequality, to a point. Where I disagree with the status quo is I don't think the top end should be effectively unlimited, and I think the bottom end should be a lot higher.

However to say that government policy can't substantially reduce inequality is patently absurd. The government has the power to take things from people, every year, in taxes.

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