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		jl6 on July 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore It was only ever good conditions for some. If wealth redistributes faster than wealth grows, those some will experience loss while society at large experiences net gain.

eli_gottlieb on July 30, 2023 [–]

> If wealth redistributes faster than wealth grows

And can we see this in any dataset, that the post-WW2 boom eventually gave more away in charity than it produced?

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