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throwaway27448yesterday at 7:06 PM8 repliesview on HN

Are we the first state to openly care more about our rich than the people who live here?


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bensyversonyesterday at 7:09 PM

No, but historically speaking, the societies that operate this way tend to invite revolution

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RobotToasteryesterday at 7:16 PM

That's possibly every state in the last 400 years, with the possible exception of the soviet union and Maoist China, and those exceptions are arguably just a technicality.

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vjvjvjvjghvyesterday at 7:12 PM

That has been pretty normal throughout history. Caring about non-rich people has been pretty rare.

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dgellowyesterday at 7:40 PM

Definitely not?

globular-toastyesterday at 7:19 PM

No but maybe the first state with a constitution that is supposed to stop that kind of thing happening again.

felipellrochayesterday at 7:07 PM

Not by far

vkouyesterday at 7:15 PM

It should be obvious that the answer is no. So obvious that I'm not sure why the question is even being asked.

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tt24yesterday at 7:21 PM

How exactly do we care more about rich people? If anything, the few rich people completely subsidize the existences of poor people