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   From: wernerhetzner@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 11:27:19 PM UTC-4, Steven Schneider wrote:   
   >....   
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   > Hence my claim will be that it is easier to maintain a free market    
   > when there is wealth redistribution, because consumers which    
   > represent those who truly benefit from free market competition will    
   > have the political power to maintain this system. They will have    
   > this power because redistribution mechanism will make sure they    
   > don’t lose so much income and wealth as to also loose political    
   > influence.   
   >    
   > Ideally a stable society needs to offer a mechanism for different    
   > interest groups in a society to fight for influence and balance each    
   > other out."   
   >    
   >    
      
   So you and I have different ideas to "balance each other out". Lets do a   
   'thought experiment'. Assume there are just two interest groups: A and B.   
   Which will redistribute wealth to avoid political instability?     
      
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