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What about supply and demand require unregulated accumulation of wealth?


There isn't a finite amount of wealth


There are a finite amount of resources. Wealth has value because it's a measure relative to others. Otherwise if everyone had the same amount of credits/dollars/units then why would anyone exchange their resources or labor for it?

So having wealth overly concentrated means some have a disproportionate amount of control over resources that impact everyone.


There is neither a finite amount of resources nor a direct correlation between resources and wealth.




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