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"Legal standing and economic accomplishment go hand in hand. Always did." That's pretty lame, "The rich can buy a verdict." Even if that were true, that would

• coldtea 10y ago
  >That's pretty lame, "The rich can buy a verdict." Even if that were true, that would be a bug not a feature. Since the rich also have undue influence on the design of the laws and the general running of society, that's a feature (for them), not a bug. Besides, even if it was "a bug, not a feature" of the legal system, unless it could magically or otherwise go away, it would still be had to be taken into account. >*straw man You can find pretty much the same statement expressed in all kinds of books, articles, political speeches, and interviews. At best with very small caveats. A strawman, on the other hand, is supposed to be something that nobody ever says.