FAWS comments on Checklist of Rationality Habits - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 12 November 2012 05:00:26PM 3 points [-]

there exists any political system under which immensely rich people couldn't wield a lot of political power to try to further enrich themselves.

Sure there does. A military dictatorship, for one.

Comment author: FAWS 12 November 2012 05:47:35PM 1 point [-]

Do you have an example of a military dictatorship where the immensely rich were allowed to keep their wealth, but couldn't use it to exert political influence?

Comment author: MugaSofer 13 November 2012 08:50:44AM *  1 point [-]

Well, no. Not offhand, anyway. But people can become rich after the revolution, and I can't think of any examples of people gaining "a lot of political power to try to further enrich themselves" this way. Of course, those who already have such power (due to corruption or whatever) do tend to use it to acquire wealth...

EDIT: Put much better here.

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