a sequence:
(1) you let the plutocrats return (by repealing 90%+ top marginal tax rates)
(2) they become phenomenally wealthy and their interests diverge sharply from those of the broad public
(3) they fund industry upon industry — trad media, influencers, think tanks, politics consultants — to heighten conflict and stoke division in order to paralyze democratic governance
(cont’d)
Steve Randy Waldman /
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2024-02-25 03:18:47
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