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Originally posted by techweenie
Capitalism buys political power, which redistributes wealth to those who can wield the power to get it.
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Karl Marx was right. The gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" widens. Regulation slows this, but the end result is inevitable. In Marx's world (sans democracy), the end game was revolution. In our world, perhaps the best we can hope for is a continual fight between the classes, with the "haves" maintaining the upper hand. From the perspective of the "have nots," the fight is for dignity and fairness and security. From the perspective of the "haves," the fight is simply for more wealth and power. And again, they'll have the upper hand because of the power imbalance (information, for example).