> Is there a way to separate wealth inequality from power inequality? No. Money can buy manpower, resources, time, and political access. Power can buy the laws

> Is there a way to separate wealth inequality from power inequality? No. Money can buy manpower, resources, time, and political access. Power can buy the laws in your favor and access to resources and manpower and make time in your favor. > Let's say I'm ok with Steve Jobs hoarding billions The surplus should have went to the workers. The fact he uses the surplus as his primarily personal slush fund to then reuse is an abomination. > he creates something game-changing for society over decades of starting/running a business Anybody could create something game-changing for society. Just because someone isn't acting for shitty SV style actions (make money on exploiting others), doesn't mean it could be game-changing. And people could start doing once their wages were not stagnating and held down. > as long as that doesn't mean his vote is more important than that of an entire state. It was worth that much, and other CEOs it too is worth the same. I've seen time and again the refrain of "We'll bring good jobs in this area, give us a 10 year tax abatement, and do all these improvements". Long story short, the jobs suck, the company moves in free of taxes, sucks off the teat of the city, and then leaves for somewhere else to start the scam all over. The deal (power) sounds too good with all the money surrounding the plan. And, it is. But Mr. Mayor gets to take claim of a pile of jobs, new industry, and something about revitalization. By the time the smoke clears, Mr Mayor will be long gone up the political foodchain. Money and power go hand in hand. Power can be converted through time into money. And Money can be converted into power over time.