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Remove the greatest incentive for long term investment, what could go wrong?

• omgwtfbyobbq 1mo ago
  Depending on what motivations are, separate controlling interest from personal wealth, at least above some reasonable limit. Obviously easier said than done, but unless the predominant incentive for everyone is just to generate more wealth for themselves/relatives/etc, other existing incentives should be sufficient to invest.
• jackb4040 1mo ago
  "you can't just abolish nepotism, that's tantamount to abolishing capitalism!" yes
  • 98532468997522 1mo ago
    "People bequeathing their own property is literally nepotism" - Tankies and their idols Stalin, Mao, and Kim Jong Un
    • jackb4040 1mo ago
      RNG green username has -1 total karma as I post this
    • noduerme 1mo ago
      I think Kim might have benefited from a little himself
• analog31 1mo ago
  What are some of our greatest long term investments? I can think of a few: The national parks, university system, Federal Reserve, NIH...