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Comment author: Lumifer 02 February 2015 07:26:00PM 1 point [-]

modern wealth disparities may have changed the situation

Compared to what, medieval Europe?

Comment author: emr 02 February 2015 08:39:34PM *  1 point [-]

Yes. Richer states can afford to transfer more wealth. We see this in the size of modern (domestic) welfare states, which could not have been shouldered even a century ago.

Comment author: alienist 08 February 2015 05:18:32AM 6 points [-]

Well, Rome was basically a welfare state two millennia ago.

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