Re:Why Inequality Matters
by vidarh on Thursday October 16, 2014 @01:49PM
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You completely ignore the whole argument for why the "good investor" is dangerous: He accumulates, and by accumulating he enables far more substantial interference with the democratic process.
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Re:Why Inequality Matters
by nicholas73 on Thursday October 16, 2014 @02:07PM
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I tend to think excessive consumption and mal-investment is worst for society. Also, the bar for bribing is not particularly high, so even the lavish spender could do damage that way. Lastly, a spender is probably more likely to do these kinds of political contributions.