As always, nobody asks what we the people could do if we were just taxed at the same rate as these hated class enemies.
We might spend it on things we actually want, which of course is to be prevented at all costs.
We might spend it on things we actually want, which of course is to be prevented at all costs.
At the least they also have the most say in how society is run, given money is the deciding factor in electoral politics such as ours. Were sortition or some other noncorrupt means of choosing rulers used, this would actually be an unfair arrangement. I suspect this is why oligarchy such as ours is so popular; it recognizes the reality of elites while creating the illusion of popular legitimacy.