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the income of wealthy individuals is not used purely for the fulfilment of their needs and wishes

You need to understand wealth as power, and the wishes of the wealthy being to exercise that power over others.

Their role in “allocating resources in society” is controlling the resources of society. But what is “rule” if not “control of the resources of society”? What is democracy if the rich have all of the power over society.

It’s a damn lie, is what it is.

Taxation is a demand by the demos to control the resources of society. That is, it is a demand for democracy.

Which means the rich can allocate themselves into a fucking hole, stuff their heads up their own asses, and suffocate.

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I understand it. Capital is absolitely economic power. I discussed this in a different comment, feel free to read it.

It seems we just have different values. There is no point in arguing.

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