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Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America
- pmoriarty 8y agoHow stealthy is this takeover, really? You'd have to be blind not to see that the wealthy are taking over. Money is power, and some people are much better at getting their hands on money/power than others. Regardless of whether such money/power is "deserved" (which can be argued endlessly either way), we as a society really have to question whether we want a society where the overwhelming majority of people are screwed, and a tiny minority gets to own everything/everyone, call the shots, make the laws, and order the rest of us around. We and our children are going to be shining these people's shoes for generations to come. Is that the future we want?
- sertsa 8y agoThe article is positing a how and why, not merely pointing out the fact. The stealth I guess being that the how/why may be different then some may have thought.
- shmerl 8y agoWhat happened to this item? Looks like it was censored out completely from HN posts.
- WalterGR 8y agoWhat do you mean? A previous submission of the same article was flagged to death, so I thought I’d try again. But I’m not seeing the “[flagged]” label...
- shmerl 8y agoIt disappeared from the front page in an instant, and wasn't listed anywhere in further pages down.
- WalterGR 8y agoAh, got it, thanks. Political posts are hit or miss here. I’m curious if there’s a pattern.
- WalterGR 8y agoI encourage you to post it again, if you think it’s worth reading... I saw that it was posted before (and your comment) and immediately flagged. I reposted it because I thought it was important and unfairly flagged...