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> 1. Has there ever been a nasty shock to economic systems or unforeseen circumstances that do not affect the poor disproportionately? I think The Blitz might
by munificent 6y ago
> 1. Has there ever been a nasty shock to economic systems or unforeseen circumstances that do not affect the poor disproportionately?
I think The Blitz might be an example of this. When you drop bombs on a city, you destroy a lot of physical property which preferentially harms those who own the most capital.
- theplague42 6y agoThere's a whole book dedicated to this theory! https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691183251/the-great-leveler https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691183251/th...
- munificent 6y agoAh, this looks excellent! I'm a little too preoccupied by the dumpster fire that is politics in my country right now to handle reading political non-fiction, but I'll add it to my to-read list.