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Re:What if incomes grew like GDP? by rualca on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:02AM (#25515807)
> what about the children of parents who has good genes?

That's an absurd comparison. Children of parents who are poor and don't have connections can still compete, but simply cannot benefit from their parents trafficking influence.

If you really want to go with a sports metaphor, your example is like barring children from having a fair shot at sports because their parents aren't rubbing elbows with the coaches.

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Re:What if incomes grew like GDP? by chii on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:24AM (#25515932)
> don't have connections can still compete

children of parents who don't have inheritance can still compete economically. So no, it's not an absurd comparison between inherited wealth and inherited genes.

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