Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by rgrieselhuber on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:09PM
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And who gets to decide what inequality is and why?
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Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by endisneigh on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:17PM
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Good question - who should? Democratically decided upon I suppose?
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by tharne on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:28PM
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That just sounds like a form of mob rule. That's why most democratic countries have some basic rights enshrined in a constitution rather than dependent on the will of the voters.
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by rgrieselhuber on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:01PM
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And where do the people get their information to decide?
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by endisneigh on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:06PM
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Same way people get their information to decide now for anything democratically decided upon?
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by rgrieselhuber on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:57PM
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Therein lies the problem, because in order to coopt the democratic process, all you need to do is control the flow of information and the narrative.
To wit: https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own...
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by endisneigh on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:23PM
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I'm not sure what your point is - are you against democracy?
Re:Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
by rgrieselhuber on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:40PM
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I like the idea of it but recognize that it is easily subverted.
The Republic model (not the one described by Plato) is the best solution we’ve found to date to deal with these flaws.