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You could make the opposite argument about all the innovations, are and science, rich people have funded throughout history. Like what if Boeing didn't have all
by jryan49 3y ago
You could make the opposite argument about all the innovations, are and science, rich people have funded throughout history. Like what if Boeing didn't have all that money to dump into airplanes.
- kagakuninja 3y agoTo start with, Boeing benefitted from massive amounts of government contracts during their history, which provided much of the money they "dumped into airplanes". Secondly, we now see a company whose products have severe safety defects due to the influence of cost-cutting managers, more concerned with profits than quality.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoYou are presupposing that such things would not have happened if the resource allocation decisions made by the wealthy had been made via some other (more democratic) means. There's not really much evidence to support that claim (though to be fair, not much evidence to refute it either).
- jryan49 3y agoThat's my point, I don't think it seems to matter very much... Sometimes an individual has a good idea, sometimes we all come up with good ideas...