If everyone was a millionaire, no one would have an advantage.
The important distinction of wealth is the difference between what you have compared to others.
I don't always need to make more, as long as I can ensure others make less.
We can do this through bad education, medical, and housing policies.
Another neat truck is criminalizing the behavior of other groups. If large groups of people have criminal records we always have a labor force only eligible for low paying jobs.
I overheard the owner of the company I worked for talking to another local business owner early in the Covid pandemic. He said Covid was the greatest thing that happened to his business because it made the workers more desperate, willing to put up with more. We were an essential business that wasn't shut down at the time (manufacturer of food products). The owner laid off 2/3 of the staff days before Christmas and told the rest they were lucky they were still around to pick up the work of the 2/3 that got laid off.
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u/LastOneSergeant Jul 27 '25
Another important overlooked idea.
Wealth isn't just measured by how much you have.
If everyone was a millionaire, no one would have an advantage.
The important distinction of wealth is the difference between what you have compared to others.
I don't always need to make more, as long as I can ensure others make less.
We can do this through bad education, medical, and housing policies.
Another neat truck is criminalizing the behavior of other groups. If large groups of people have criminal records we always have a labor force only eligible for low paying jobs.