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by keepquestioning 1383 days ago
We need a cap on property ownership for those in the political class. That's the key to fairer policies.
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Is it fair to prevent wealthy people from going into politics? Does a politician have to be poor or middle class, or not own homes? At what point do the restrictions begin to become 'unfair'? Some people are born with wealth, which under this system would put them at a disadvantage in politics...fair?

Fair always has two sides, and it's "impossible" to come up with a perfectly fair system.

You can always lose your wealth, pretty much instantly and painlessly. The inverse is not true.