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		coliveira 55 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Econo... > we are talking about capitalism which is decidedly smaller not true. The size of the capitalist US economy dwarfs Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.

nonethewiser 54 days ago [–]

That just proves my point harder. Because despite having the smaller, non-capitalist economy, Putin is likely richer than the richest US capitalist.

In any case, you should be able to see how its not only about luck and existing capital.

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