Economic Inequality: The Simplified Version http://paulgraham.com/sim.html
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@paulg Startups are just one thing that can cause an individual/family to hold huge wealth; could say lottery tix too. Inheritance biggest. -
@paulg What people against inequality are against are exploitative wages, disproportionate political influence. Ex. Wal-Mart, Uber. -
@ElizDwyer That's like saying people who are against the integers are against the odd integers. -
@paulg Exactly. Critical responses all saying we're not against the integers. We're against actions 'too much' inequality tends to engender. -
@paulg So, 2 ways to fix it: reduce inequality &/or reduce bad results. Since you're someone w/power, curious to read an essay on the latter
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@paulg@ElizDwyer As for unions, they ensure that the worker wiping your ass in the hospital or nursing home is paid a fair wage.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@ElizDwyer Actually, I'm just against the douche canoes in Silicon Valley who seem to be running those startups.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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