@ozymandias314 @St_Rev I'm not sure most advocates of equality know what they want.
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@ozymandias314@St_Rev I'm going to come off as more of a libertarian than I really am here, but there was this study where people were...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ozymandias314@St_Rev ...asked whether tax rates on wealthy were too low. Most said yes. Asked for what levels would be fair, gave levels..1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ozymandias314@St_Rev Cynical view is equality advocacy often = cheap signalling. "Help the poor! Use that guy's money, I want an Xbox!"5 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@simplic10@St_Rev So I don't think the preferences of people is the correct way to make this decision b/c people are dumb.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ozymandias314@simplic10 I think people are locally smart and globally dumb, which is why markets work and planning fails.3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@St_Rev@simplic10 But markets *do* fail sometimes? Observably that is a thing that happens.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ozymandias314@simplic10 That's a trope, true but misleading. Markets fail sometimes, central planning doesn't *always* starve millions.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@ozymandias314 I think whether it is misleading depends who you are "leading" - a Stalinist or a Libertarian?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@simplic10 @ozymandias314 I mean 'market failure' tends to get stated as part of 'markets fail, therefore my non-market plan is needed'.
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