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Economy

Think. Again.

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2. If capitalism is carried out to it's inevitable end...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 05:16 AM

Jun 2024

...one person would end up owning everything.

Considering how wealth is becoming more and more concentrated among fewer and fewer people, I'd say capitalism is working exactly as it was designed to.

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