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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 32 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Actually, we'd only need to lose 50 maybe 100 people. Total.

[–] Tango@piefed.ca 17 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Nah, their fortunes would just go to their heirs and you'd still have the same problem with roughly the same number of people. The solution is a system of regulation and taxation that stops incentivizing the pursuit of profit over all else. For example, shareholders should not be able to profit when workers don't. Real estate owners should not be able to engage in cartel-like behavior, collaborating with each other to fix prices.

[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I dunno. Let's try the first plan and see how it goes first.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

fascinating people like thiel has actual ivf children.

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The powers don't allow reforms. Removal of powers and a rebuild with safeguards is needed

[–] Tango@piefed.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You say you want a revolution

We-ell you kno-o-ow

We all wanna save the world

You tell me it's the institutions

We-ell you kno-o-ow

We all wanna save the wo-or-r-ld

But when you talk about destuction

Don't you know that you can count me out

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's theseus' ship. is it destruction is kind of a dilemma

[–] Tango@piefed.ca 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I would remind you that this comment chain began with someone suggesting that we'd "only need to lose 50 maybe 100 people". I'm under no illusions as to what was meant by that, and I'm saying that generally speaking, that sort of "solution" doesn't improve things. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss", etc.

Force is sometimes necessary, yes, but generally speaking, the people who suggest it as a first resort before ever having gotten personally involved in attempts at other solutions, are the people who should be kept very far away from the real decision making.

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah I'm all for them to peacefully choose exile. But by the looks of it they're rushing towards the force scenario. Which is then technically a self defense situation.

And yeah, it's the hydras head unless there's bigger changes as well. It's a small chance either part would work on its own

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago

If we're legally killing them, we can legally confiscate their wealth :-)

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 1 points 5 days ago

Better to say that everyone earning hundred times minimum wage gets eliminated.

[–] core@leminal.space 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

The money gets split when it goes to the heirs. Just keep eliminating the rich until the money inherited is diluted enough its not significant.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 5 days ago

You have to keep creating heirs for that to happen.

[–] Tango@piefed.ca 1 points 5 days ago

The money gets split when it goes to the heirs.

Sometimes

Yeah, I agree. We need to kill the chuds and the tech broligarchs and the billionaires as well