Comment by dleslie 3 hours ago It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents. 2 comments dleslie Reply bayarearefugee 3 hours ago > It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents.We should tax the shit out of them, if only to reduce the unelected power their wealth buys.Just like we should tax the shit out of the non-EA ultra wealthy.We can have a democratic society or we can have the concentration of great wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both. dleslie 2 hours ago I strongly agree, but I don't think the USA is capable of doing that. That sort of socialist communitarianism is at odds with the objectivist individualism that they commonly valorize, and underpins most of their heroic stories.
bayarearefugee 3 hours ago > It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents.We should tax the shit out of them, if only to reduce the unelected power their wealth buys.Just like we should tax the shit out of the non-EA ultra wealthy.We can have a democratic society or we can have the concentration of great wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both. dleslie 2 hours ago I strongly agree, but I don't think the USA is capable of doing that. That sort of socialist communitarianism is at odds with the objectivist individualism that they commonly valorize, and underpins most of their heroic stories.
dleslie 2 hours ago I strongly agree, but I don't think the USA is capable of doing that. That sort of socialist communitarianism is at odds with the objectivist individualism that they commonly valorize, and underpins most of their heroic stories.
> It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents.
We should tax the shit out of them, if only to reduce the unelected power their wealth buys.
Just like we should tax the shit out of the non-EA ultra wealthy.
We can have a democratic society or we can have the concentration of great wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.
I strongly agree, but I don't think the USA is capable of doing that. That sort of socialist communitarianism is at odds with the objectivist individualism that they commonly valorize, and underpins most of their heroic stories.