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I forget where I saw it, but I appreciate a comment that says: When faced with extreme inequality, you can redistribute wealth through taxation or you can redistribute poverty through revolution.

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"by legislation redistributing wealth or by revolution distributing poverty" - Will Durant

Traditionally the ruling class has voted against the first and hoped the second wouldn’t happen in their own lifetime.

Thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to property quote and cite next time now that I know.

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