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I've come to this conclusion as well. I believe that a significant amount of our income/wealth inequality stems from demand side solutions to these issues. I'm
by orange_joe 6y ago
I've come to this conclusion as well. I believe that a significant amount of our income/wealth inequality stems from demand side solutions to these issues. I'm unable to perfectly articulate why, but it seems that government programs have been centered around providing short term services to the needy but that money is effectively funneled to the wealthy. Our programs seem to have largely increased the costs of the things because they haven't increased their availability. Rather than building new houses for the poor, government programs bid up the price of existing houses. Medicare/Medicaid goes to Drs, but they also cap the number of doctors, etc. I have come to the conclusion that our government programs need to address scarcity rather than simply assuming that we have enough of a particular thing.