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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Jul 2017

      Here's how to explain to people the distinction between fighting poverty and fighting economic inequality.

      9 replies 28 retweets 114 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Jul 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      If you're fighting poverty, you might say "Let's have universal health care."

      4 replies 11 retweets 56 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Jul 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      If you're fighting economic inequality, you have to say "Let's have universal health care. And Larry, please don't start Google."

      76 replies 35 retweets 154 likes
    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Jul 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Otherwise Larry's going to mess up your numbers big time.

      14 replies 6 retweets 63 likes
    5. Alex‏ @alexterenda 17 Jul 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Straw man? No part of the political spectrum has felt the need to say that. Reducing inequality is not equivalent to strict equality.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Jul 2017
      Replying to @alexterenda

      People who say economic inequality is bad and should be decreased don't realize they're saying this, but they are. Which is my point.

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        2. Alex‏ @alexterenda 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          What does "this" refer to? People don't realise they're tacitly suggesting stopping founders as a method, or they're arguing for equality?

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @alexterenda

          The former.

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        4. Alex‏ @alexterenda 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          While it is logically "true" that stopping (some) founders would reduce inequality, in no way does that mean people are advocating for it.

          1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
        5. Alex‏ @alexterenda 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @alexterenda @paulg

          It is also logically "true" that I could remove someone's arms in order to reduce BMI. Logically correct but you see where this is going..?

          1 reply 2 retweets 34 likes
        6. Julian Gaviria‏ @juliangav 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @alexterenda @paulg

          Just drop the mic and walk away dude... 😎

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        2. Christian Giordano‏ @nuthinking 19 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Isn't the solution to poverty, simply a tiny bit less inequality? Why shouldn't people focus on solutions?

          2 replies 0 retweets 22 likes
        3. Alex‏ @alexterenda 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @nuthinking @paulg

          Not necessarily, you can theoretically reduce poverty and increase inequality. They're not totally "dependent" on each other.

          2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
        4. Christian Giordano‏ @nuthinking 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @alexterenda @paulg

          My point was, what is the best (fairer) solution to tackle poverty?

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        5. Alex‏ @alexterenda 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @nuthinking @paulg

          Likely some form of conditional cash transfer. Consistently effective, independent of flawed states: http://goo.gl/Mm4xRP , still newish.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        6. Alex‏ @alexterenda 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @alexterenda @nuthinking @paulg

          In the long term things like health system, education, sanitation boil down to "develop your country" which isn't particularly easy to chunk

          0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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        1. WOOZARD FOOTHERS‏ @wizard_feathers 22 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Nah, sounds to me like YOU don't realize that no one means this.

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        1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          You fight something when it's too high. When it's cut down to size, you stop. You don't kill it off completely.

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        1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 23 Jul 2017
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          I am fighting global warming. I don't want the world to be at absolute zero. I want it to be at the right number. It's not rocket science.

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        1. Russell Borogove‏ @mister_borogove 22 Jul 2017
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          So when right wingers say taxes are too high, they all, universally, want to go to zero taxes. Got it.

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        1. Andrew Stepner‏ @andrewstepner 1 Aug 2017
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          I don't think most are saying "Larry, please don't start Google." Most are saying "Larry pay a ton of taxes after you founded google."

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        1. Automated House of Horrors Botnet‏ @jwatte 22 Jul 2017
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          Most of the top 0.1% didn't start Google, but instead inherited it. Like aristocracy. Larry can have it!

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        1. Al King‏ @kingal 22 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          if you read it that way, you wilfully misread the speaker's intent - which you're welcome to do, but it's solipsism. i prefer comprehension.

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        1. John Hardy‏ @jhlagado 22 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          We are saying it and you are an example of why it needs to happen. Economic inequality is bad and you are bad.

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