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GLO's avatar

I'm looking for Substack creators to do collaborations with. Would you be available for a preliminary call?

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DeepLeftAnalysis🔸's avatar

Besides moralizing about unfairness, one of the reasons why people argue that we should try to lower inequality is that inequality leads to revolts and social instability.

I would argue that this isn't the case -- it's actually sudden declines in welfare (recessions, depressions) which cause social instability.

I would argue that, from the perspective of preventing revolutions, it would be better to set aside a rainy day fund to absorb the impact of economic corrections (like Joseph in the Bible) than to attempt to eliminate inequality.

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