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Re:America pays workers just 27% of what its wealth allows –... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @08:42AM (#48919987)
> Attempting to use the government to destroy hierarchies is utopian

yes, "destroy hierarchies" is utopian. But that's a complete straw man version of "reduce very high levels of inequality that have highly visible political impacts".

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Re:America pays workers just 27% of what its wealth allows –... by simianwords on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @10:29AM (#48921415)
Non trivial number of people believe that everyone is equal in abilities. Non trivial number of people believe that communism is a preferable end goal - a goal that excludes hierarchies from forming.
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Re:America pays workers just 27% of what its wealth allows –... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @11:18AM (#48922206)
> Non trivial number of people believe that everyone is equal in abilities.

really? Have you ever met anyone like this?

Cool story, but also another straw man - not relevant to the article and to "We should absolutely aim to lower this gap".

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