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I almost caught the point you're trying to convey (ignoring the "you're missing the point"). Oligarchic elite in western societies converting the state from in
by sounds 14y ago
I almost caught the point you're trying to convey (ignoring the "you're missing the point").
Oligarchic elite in western societies converting the state from inclusive to extractive (consciously or not) is not the _analogy_ being drawn, it is the current state (according to the article).
Incentives are not "being redrawn," they already favor the elite.
Give the OP a little credit; his addition to the discussion is pretty good.
- phillmv 14y agoIt always pays off to be an elite. It's just even better now than it was in the 1950s-1970s.
- kamaal 14y ago>>It always pays off to be an elite. Sure it does. But the point is to become an elite you first need to do something to get there. Its not like a lottery selects a few people and just gives them money. Its their money and earn it. Therefore even the distinction of elite. They earn it, so they get it. Just like everybody else can.
- vidarh 14y ago> Its not like a lottery selects a few people and just gives them money. Being born is pretty much such a lottery.
- stch 14y agoYou don't think who your parents are is a consequence of luck? Did you just will yourself to become that particular fetus?
- lilsunnybee 14y agoPeople from other classes can't easily acquire money, even through hard work and pluck, if enough artificial barriers are created to block their entry into the upper class.