If we were to redistribute the wealth now, people would spend it on flat-screen televisions, plastic house ornaments and drugs. You can't redistribute taste and good sense
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Anecdotally, I know many families in relative poverty who have enough money to drug their children with electronic tablets and xboxes, but have very little left over to afford healthy food and well-fitting clothes for those children
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Replying to @djmicrobeads
Only if the family is ill-informed enough that they regularly buy crisps, sweets, alcohol and breaded meat ready-meals. A £600 tablet can feed a family of four for at least 5 months
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Replying to @w_guppy @djmicrobeads
That would work out at about a pound per person per day lol, I guess they manage on less in the third world but that's tricky
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