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[โ€“] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or indeed, a system like the one America was originally founded on, where the government was selected by wealthy slave owners

[โ€“] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If George Washington hadn't died in his sixties he would have been on track to become the first US Billionaire adjusted for inflation.

Same as it ever was.