[Disestablishmentarian]

Even as a mysterious cabal of tech tycoons and venture capitalists began buying more than $800 million worth of farmland to build a utopian city in Solano County, the local board of supervisors abruptly voted to dissolve a longstanding agriculture advisory committee—just when it was most needed.

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A capitalist democracy can only continue to throw out wealth for everyone as long as neither the capital nor the democracy (i.e., the masses) gains full power over the other.

I'm not sure the founders dealt with this second balance of power issue. The very concept of private property, totally apart from the property of the King/Queen, was very new back then.

I imagine they didn't envision a non-state money power ruling the world.

[Larry - Moe and Curly]

“I imagine they didn’t envision a non-state money power ruling the world.”

You’re right. The didn’t expect us to let it get that far, the Tree of Liberty and all that.

[little jeremiah]

I imagine they didn’t envision a non-state money power ruling the world.

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Essence right there.