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> money equals power

If (legitimately earned) money is how society compensates people for providing things we value, why wouldn't influence (what you call "power"?) come along with it?

If you are concerned about "power" being used to violate the rights of people without it, there are systems of law which criminalize such acts without preventing individuals from earning more money (i.e. possibly expanding the "wealth gap").

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Just remember to emphasize that "legitimately earned."

There are two kinds of corrupt societies: ones where people get rich and then seize power, and ones where people seize power and then get rich; and while both are bad, it's _much_ more dangerous to be the second kind (power leads to money) than the first (money leads to power).

I'm concerned about wealthy people having a disproportionate influence on the living conditions and choices available to poor people, and a disproportionate influence on the productive output of society as a whole. The more unequal a society the stronger the incentive to produce things that rich people want rather than things that poor people need

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