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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by euroderf on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:29AM (#36769052)
> And if you let the aristocracy go on for too long eventually they claim divine right.

Well, the US has become a bastion of neo-feudalism, so there's that.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by dougmwne on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:34AM (#36769066)
Fancy term, but can you develop an argument to support it?
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by alphager on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:51AM (#36769995)
Do the laws apply equally to everyone regardless of wealth or do the rich achieve better results?

We don't even have to pick the extreme outliers where affluenca officially plays a role. Someone that can spend a million on lawyers in the US will get a better outcome.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by euroderf on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @10:01AM (#36772382)
I would say that certain managerial / bureaucratic classes also have sweeping criminal immunity. Sometimes based on legal resources, sometimes not.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by blitzar on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:31AM (#36769486)
Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by sixstringtheory on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @06:27AM (#36770223)
How 'bout them apples?!
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