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"seem to want to see the rich make less much more so than they actually want the lower class to make more"

and you are saying that would be a bad thing? Seems hard to say that would't make for a better society.

Wanting other people to not have things is the definition of jealousy. A spiteful society? No thanks.

There are many people out there with the fixed pie fallacy who think thay if someone earns more money, it leads to others earning less money. This is how people think that kneecapping "the rich" will make the world a better place, and it can lead people to prioritize ensuring others do not become rich over ensuring that people grow the economy and make everyone better off. There are many people out there who lump producers, builders, and growers in with thieves and robbers because of this fallacy. If I grab dirt from the ground and a tomato seed from a discarded tomato and sell $5 worth of tomatoes I grow, they will think that I "stole" the $5. This does not make them bad people imo, I know many good people who have integrity and who I love who had this fallacy until I pointed it out to them.

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