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Poor people won't work hard if they aren't scared of debt, poverty, and homelessness? Then why would billionaires work hard?
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Because billionaires are morally good, hard working, and smart. If a poor person was all those things they wouldn't be poor /s
That just sounds like the divine right of kings with extra steps
Social Darwinism never went away, we just stopped talking about it. One might argue it's an ingrained aspect of western civilization and beyond.
Cue the enduring popularity on Reddit and Reddit clones for Idiocracy.