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America is now the most unequal society in the developed world. Our billionaires are the richest, and our poor people are the poorest of any functioning democracy on Earth (hartmannreport.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, one could argue that a functioning democracy would prevent the kind of wealth gap we have.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Or, you know, someone who looses the popular vote to loose an election.

Or, multiple parties that actually have different platforms.