komponisto comments on Our House, My Rules - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 03 November 2009 04:05:03PM *  6 points [-]

It isn't just that there is economic inequality between the parent and the child -- it's that the child is economically dependent on the parent. How much each has matters more than the gap between them.

A billionaire can exercise some leverage over a millionaire, but not nearly as much as a parent over a child.