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[–] LengAwaits 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A rising tide lifts all boats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Weirdly enough, it was Adam Smith, the first proto-capitalist, that came up with that idea.

He clearly hadn't foreseen the possibility of monopolies and abusive trade practices.

[–] Asidonhopo 6 points 4 days ago

That's what I'm saying, that's a winning message, rather than focusing on hauling ashore the few boats deemed most deserving by whatever metric and implying the others are less important and can wait.