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You will inherit nothing for the good of “meritocracy” and “free markets”
Source: @ChrisUnits on X Proponents of abolishing inheritance include many leftists, from French socialist economist, Thomas Piketty, to the Jacobin’s Ben Burgis, on standard wealth redistributionist or equity grounds. Basically, that privilege is bad so we must eliminate all privilege. There are also concerns about racial inequities in inheritance, such as arguments that repealing the... Read More
Alex Krainer of Trends Compass grew up under Communism (or "hard socialism") in the former Yugoslavia—and is not a fan. He preferred freedom then, and still does. But is the "free world" really free? Or has ideology blinded us to reality? In his recent essay "Property rights: the reality vs. the ideology of it" Alex... Read More