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Phoenix's avatar

I have a principle I call the free market paradox. Which is that if a market has no government interference, a few corporations can consolidate power and bribe the government to impose regulations. If the government does interfere with the market, the biggest corporations will bribe the government to impose regulations that help the big corps. The only way to stop this is to create a class of people who are independent from the market, who have the power to regulate it. For most of history, this is the aristocracy/military or the clergy (in more religious societies). Democracy does not have this because politicians cannot gain popular support without campaign funds and media support. This is the fundamental failure of universal democracies. It's also why Hman gave so much power and parallel functions to the SS. They were meant to become pagan aristocrats who could break the influence of the German corporations and clergy.

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Viddao's avatar

The thing about your comment about land ownership, if the right to vote was tied to land ownership then certain talented people would prioritize becoming landowners in a way they aren't now.

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