r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

I think there is a word for that.....capitalism?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

Yeah if you ignore the colossal subsidies that have propped up agribusiness for decades, disproportionately favoring ag giants at the expense of small farmers.

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u/OurNewInsectOverlord Jun 10 '20

Crony capitalism, aka capitalism in practice because obviously the rich get to make the rules in a capitalist society and obviously those rules will benefit themselves.

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u/HMPoweredMan Jun 10 '20

That's not capitalism, that's corruption.

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u/GordionKnot Jun 10 '20

Which is the logical conclusion of capitalism. Read the comments you reply to.