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They survive because capital grows faster than the general economy.

That's probably the only way we will get rid of them as well.

Was there an alternative that didn't require violence?

Which definition of violence?

The queen has armed active (not ceremonial) soldiers inside her home.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Guard

Some people don't recognise that they aren't ceremonial. There are a couple of sensationalised arrest videos where somebody's trying to make a big deal out of being 'aggressed' by the Queen's Guard.