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Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record by pasabagi on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:17AM (#35598048)
Sure. It's just not the norm. JK Rowling is essentially one of a kind. The tech sector is an outlier too, in that it is normal for founders to be significant technical contributors. In most of the economy, rich people become rich through rent seeking.
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Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record by j7ake on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:11AM (#35601967)
If the problem is people gaining through rent seeking, then attack rent seeking itself, rather than rich people in general.

There are poor people who make money through rent seeking too, by playing zero sum games. These zero summers should be targeted rather than the entrepreneurs, artists, writers, and musicians who play positive sum games.

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