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<blockquote data-quote="JJinVA" data-source="post: 4504714" data-attributes="member: 80301"><p>I don't think there's anything wrong w someone becoming wealthy who earned it. But that wasn't what my example was illuminating. Just like we have anti-monopoly measures in place to deal with people who try to own everything... because if we didn't, they would. The difference between political power and financial power in my scenario is, political power has tons of checks and balances, but in a TRUE free market, where ppl are gullible enough to believe they have the CHOICE to buy or not (talking commodities not wants), if everything is owned by the same person, you aren't really controlling the market or the decisions made by the owner because they'd just make up their losses from one thing somewhere else in the market.</p><p></p><p>The old saying "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is a saying because the world has witnessed it over and over again. Bezos isn't the innocent underdog-struck-big that you might think he is. He's a well connected billionaire shaking hands w the most powerful ppl in the world. No one gets to where he is without getting the green light from the financial rulers of the world. Just like we all know our companies have ways to sabotage us if they don't like us, elites are masters of sabotage. He's where he is because he's a team player, not because he's a good problem-solver. He doesn't step on their toes so they don't step on his.</p><p></p><p>Imagine him buying nuclear weapons to "protect his assets"... at some level, things have to be regulated</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJinVA, post: 4504714, member: 80301"] I don't think there's anything wrong w someone becoming wealthy who earned it. But that wasn't what my example was illuminating. Just like we have anti-monopoly measures in place to deal with people who try to own everything... because if we didn't, they would. The difference between political power and financial power in my scenario is, political power has tons of checks and balances, but in a TRUE free market, where ppl are gullible enough to believe they have the CHOICE to buy or not (talking commodities not wants), if everything is owned by the same person, you aren't really controlling the market or the decisions made by the owner because they'd just make up their losses from one thing somewhere else in the market. The old saying "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is a saying because the world has witnessed it over and over again. Bezos isn't the innocent underdog-struck-big that you might think he is. He's a well connected billionaire shaking hands w the most powerful ppl in the world. No one gets to where he is without getting the green light from the financial rulers of the world. Just like we all know our companies have ways to sabotage us if they don't like us, elites are masters of sabotage. He's where he is because he's a team player, not because he's a good problem-solver. He doesn't step on their toes so they don't step on his. Imagine him buying nuclear weapons to "protect his assets"... at some level, things have to be regulated [/QUOTE]
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