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Old 07-04-2008, 12:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
BonnieDundee
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Short term, those with land would benefit. Long term, those with more intellect would benefit.
Capitalism has never created poverty, it has only inherited it.
That is not certain. Unless there was alot of competition and social mobility in the economy then such vast inequalities of bargaining position and power are likely to reinforce themselves.

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If political power follows economic power, then we are not talking about capitalism.
That doesn't mean it couldn't become this.
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