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A comment on Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the problem: Giridharadas. Parent comment

Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by lostlogin on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:16PM (#24124660)
> How's that the fault of the wealthy?

It is the fault of leadership, but the US leaders in particular seem to be an extremely wealthy bunch (or at least they claim to be). It seems to be the key attribute now.

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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by royaltheartist on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:22PM (#24124744)
Well, the shorter answer is that ownership and control of capital is where their power derives from. Thus, they get to make the decisions of how wealth is distributed, and it mostly benefits themselves
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