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For people against the wealth redistribution as a concept (whether it's UBI, better welfare programs, increased minimum wage, etc), what do you think the end-game looks like for continued growth in wealth inequality?

The only answer I can see is that your customer base shrinks as fewer people are able to buy.

Or you get violent revolution as the poor are sick and tired of being priced out of even being able to afford housing and they decide they have nothing left to lose.



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