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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 19 Sep 2015

    If you want to eliminate economic inequality, the most effective way to do it would be to outlaw starting your own company.

    2:07 PM - 19 Sep 2015
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      2. Matthew Prince‏Verified account @eastdakota 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg maybe second most effective way. 100% inheritance tax likely most effective.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 19 Sep 2015
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        @eastdakota In 1500 maybe, but people live so long now that most have done most of what they can for their kids before they die.

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      4. Matthew Prince‏Verified account @eastdakota 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg awful lot of Waltons at the top of this list:http://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2015/03/02/forbes-billionaires-full-list-of-the-500-richest-people-in-the-world-2015/ …

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      1. Matt Clifford‏ @matthewclifford 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Not really - relatively few of the richest 1% are entrepreneurshttp://www.economist.com/node/21543178 

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      1. Jason Crawford‏ @jasoncrawford 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg And what does that say about the goal of eliminating inequality?

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      1. Ghost Dad 2‏ @slpsys 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg ...did your cat jump up on the keyboard again?

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      1. Rick Hanlon II‏ @rickhanlonii 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg who wants to eliminate economic inequality? People just want to modestly decrease the distance between the upper and lower bounds.

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      1. The end of the world as we know it.‏ @guelo 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg That's deliberately obtuse. Taxing the rich to provide safety net increases people's capacity to take risks such as starting a biz.

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      1. Kristaps Mors‏ @KristapsMors 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg go home, you are drunk

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      1. Joop Kiefte‏ @LaPingvino 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg When people want economic equality, they really want equal chances for all. for that, sane defaults: everybody should get the basics.

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      1. curious_corn‏ @curious_corn 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg well no. But eliminating rentier parasites would be a very good start

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      1. don‏ @donr_1 22 Sep 2015
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        @paulg v mad start your own company and make sure money there for start for equal pay. Dont forget biz charge customers for costs cover

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      1. Richard Marr  🛑‏ @richmarr 21 Sep 2015
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        @paulg starting a business is one of the few social mobility drivers open to any background, so I think I disagree

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      2. Kayia‏ @Brodlist 20 Sep 2015
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        @paulg I think you misspelled "cap on wealth, floor on income(UBI)." You have no empathy for the poor and are quick to demonize the debate.

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      3. Kayia‏ @Brodlist 20 Sep 2015
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        @paulg The wealthy always,throughout history, come up with a reason why they should have the extraneous when others don't have the necessary

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      1. Gábor Ugray‏ @twilliability 20 Sep 2015
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        @paulg So false. It's about inheriting your parents' companies.

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      1. Ashk‏ @ashk_n 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg we can also eliminate death by outlawing birth!

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      1. Oscar Bonilla‏ @obonilla 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg or increase the inheritance tax.

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      1. Kaur Kuut‏ @KaurKuut 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Banning private business would work even less than the war on drugs. Strategies which are actually applicable would be more efficient

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      1. Ratko Vidakovic‏ @ratko 19 Sep 2015
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        @paulg to paraphrase Durant: only those who are below the average want equality. Those who are conscious of superior ability want freedom.

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