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Re:Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingl... by subsystem on Monday October 28, 2013 @06:15AM (#6626117)
It would be a much better argument without the strawman of absolute equality.
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Re:Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingl... by emiliobumachar on Monday October 28, 2013 @04:39PM (#6629626)
From the same reference:

"This argument applies proportionately. It's not just that if you eliminate economic inequality, you get no startups. To the extent you reduce economic inequality, you decrease the number of startups."

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Re:Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingl... by subsystem on Monday October 28, 2013 @06:26PM (#6630276)
But that is not the argument he makes leading up to the quote. It may seem like semantics, but mixing absolute and relative inequality makes an increase in equality seem unfavorable.
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