[ExI] Capitalism, anti capitalism, emotional arousal

[spike]

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Giovanni
Santostasi
Subject: Re: [ExI] Capitalism, anti capitalism, emotional arousal

 

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>."these people have so much money that they don't care about money anymore,
it is all about power".

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>.This why spreading wealth is not possible in any form of capitalism
because its end game is for few people to gain unlimited power through
hording resources in the fewest hand possible.

Giovanni

 

 

 

This argument leads to a paradox as soon as one considers the alternatives.
Capitalism leads to concentration of wealth which leads to concentration of
political power in the hands of those with wealth.  But the alternatives
lead to concentration of political power, used to redistribute other
people's wealth, which leads to further concentration of wealth and power in
the hands of those who redistribute other people's wealth.  

 

In one system, money is power.  In the other, power is money.  

 

Different openings, same endgame.

 

spike

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