• Icalasari@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Wealth cap is needed that takes into account every bit of wealth they have, even indirect

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    I find the idea of designing an organization to carry out one’s wishes long after one is dead absolutely fascinating. The best example we have is the Roman Catholic Church, which has had substantively the same goals for almost two thousand years. The world’s remaining monarchies might arguably count, although I’m not sure how much, for example, the current King of England has in common with his distant ancestors. He’s still rich and famous, but he has no real authority.

    It looks like the senior Murdoch is facing the same problem that kings faced so often - disappointing heirs. At least they’re not literally declaring war on him the way that royal heirs used to.

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    If you could somehow get money out of politics this would be slightly less of a problem. But that obviously can’t happen… until money is taken out of politics.

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      If I had wheels I’d be a wagon. There are certainly ways to limit the influence of money in politics, but I don’t see how it could possibly be removed. Rich people will always find ways to make politicians care about what they want.

      I guess if there were no more rich people you’d effectively take money out of politics, but that’s a very tall order.