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Historically, the answer to "what's in it for me" for the elite when it comes to wealth sharing is that it acts as guillotine insurance.
by pmiller2 9y ago
Historically, the answer to "what's in it for me" for the elite when it comes to wealth sharing is that it acts as guillotine insurance.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoAnd for those who are wealthy but not part of the 1%, the answer is that the guillotine doesn't stop at the 1%.
- Thlom 9y agoThe social democracies in Scandinavia were basically a class compromise. The capital class accepted the welfare state, relatively high taxes, an organised working class and a organised labour market. In return the working class gave up their struggle for socialism and would follow rules of conflict resolution with the capital class to avoid un-necessary strikes.