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by ancap 3030 days ago
What does "deserving" have anything to do with it? That's entirely subjective. If Sam gave his wealth to a plumber, the plumber wouldn't have been any more "deserving". If he gave it to a hospital, the hospital wouldn't be any more "deserving". No one "deserves" wealth.
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Because they have now a disproportionate amount of power, compared to the average citizen, to influence the lives of all of us, to hurt other people, to purchase power and influence to enrich themselves further to the detriment of others. That is not a fair arrangement.