> This notion comes from the naive idea that the government has a better use for
> the money than the money's rightful owners.
Which, as we've established that the government is not usually looking out
for their population's interests, is an incorrect notion.
> There is also the problem that money is not the end-all-be-all of economy. If
> you have a system of money redistribution in place in order to ensure the poor
> have money and the rich don't have as much, but the productive fabric of the
> country is damaged, then buying a loaf of bread will be still worth 50 bucks
> and poor people will still be poor people.
People who vote for left-leaning candidates do not understand this.
> Specifically, when you adjust the economic machine to ensure the low and middl
> classes have money but you don't have a productive fabric in place, what you
> get is runaway inflation and people unable to secure affrdable food and
> housing. I am sure this rings a bell.
Runaway inflation is part of what lead to the rise of the Nazi's in
Germany, and the rise of other totalitarian regimes (both fascist and communist)
in other places.
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