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by bccdee 698 days ago
> The only difference between rich people and poor people is they have more money so their inefficiencies are louder.

Yes. Their inefficiencies are deafeningly loud and have a massive impact on the rest of us. This is why I am suggesting that we intervene to get rid of the ultrawealthy as a class.

> If you wanted to implement a perfectly-efficient system

Stop right there. Don't pretend that "what if we got rid of billionaires" is a slippery slope towards a society of perfect clones where all individuality is suppressed. You don't really believe that—you're just fishing for gotchas, and it's beneath you.