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Exactly, and the nation suffers as a result of the elevation of mediocrities to positions of power.

• ZeroGravitas 9y ago
  There's a similar argument to be made about monopolistic corporations. The money that Bill Gates made (and later gave some of to charity) isn't the real problem, it's the multiples of that which he destroyed via economic inefficiency or the crushing of other smaller entrepreneurs. Similarly, aristocrats who are not the absolute riches people on the planet, could still have torched Trillions in value by playing silly games to keep them on the top of the heap.