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Gentrification and unbalanced income strata are real things and real problems, but the 1% aren’t causing them simply by existing. This hits the nail on the hea
by NickM 3y ago
Gentrification and unbalanced income strata are real things and real problems, but the 1% aren’t causing them simply by existing.
This hits the nail on the head. It's tautological to say "the problem of inequality is caused by there being rich people that cause inequality". It pins the blame on individuals rather than the system they exist within.
- r00fus 3y agoNot wanting a class of wealth to exist speaks more about the system than the people. 99% of people who hate billionaires wouldn’t care about a specific person as long as that billionaire wasn’t actively trying to screw over the rest of us in their attempt to win more points.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoThe difference between you and a billionaire is a billion dollars.