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ergothus | 5 years ago

I forget where I saw it, but I appreciate a comment that says: When faced with extreme inequality, you can redistribute wealth through taxation or you can redistribute poverty through revolution.

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Super_Jambo|5 years ago

"by legislation redistributing wealth or by revolution distributing poverty" - Will Durant

Ididntdothis|5 years ago

Traditionally the ruling class has voted against the first and hoped the second wouldn’t happen in their own lifetime.

ergothus|5 years ago

Thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to property quote and cite next time now that I know.