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by marcinzm 2120 days ago
>We're better off with policy that limits how wealth can be leveraged into political power

Has there ever been a case in history where a society has successfully limited the political impact with those of disproportionately immense wealth?

edit: >There's a compelling argument that growth (that accounts for human rights and protecting the environment) is the best way to help the most people the fastest:

I'd prefer to be an average or below person in most of Europe (free healthcare, free education, 6 weeks of paid vacation, various other benefits, low crime, etc.) rather than America. Yet America values growth a lot more than Europe.

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>We're better off with policy that limits how wealth can be leveraged into political power

>>Has there ever been a case in history where a society has successfully limited the political impact with those of disproportionately immense wealth?

there's more ways w/ tech to covertly do such than ever.