Article 3P1QQ Koch is abundant and low value: how the super-rich are buying American politics

Koch is abundant and low value: how the super-rich are buying American politics

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Cory Doctorow
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In Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century, he advances a theory that as the rich acquire a critical mass of the national wealth, they are able to influence policy in ways that diverts even more of the national wealth to their benefit, getting even richer, and giving them more opportunities to buy policies that increase inequality. (more")

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