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The way to combat the rich running the world is to give everyone a fair chance to learn, live and rise. This is achieved through government-supplied education, healthcare and, to some extent, welfare.
The way to combat the rich running the world is to do as much as possible to make sure that those born to poor families do not have any disadvantages.
My description of Libertarianism fits with every Libertarian that I've ever had any form of contact with, aside from the Anarchist offshoot that for some hilarious reason have adopted the Libertarian name rather than just calling themselves what they are.
This debate might also function better if you read what I wrote rather than just condescendingly shaking your head and claiming that I don't know anything.
How will cutting down on big governments cut the power of the wealthy? Not at all. They've already got all the money they need and a stranglehold on so many parts of industry, banks and so forth. Cutting down on big government might, assuming that you're right, shake their power slightly, but as long as they retain their control, it won't change a thing.
Someone will always be in charge, one way or another. Either the strongest, the richest, the best orator, the most beautiful, the one with the biggest gun or the one with the right dad. Remove the current most wealthy and the next one will spring up. Destroy all government and someone with shiny white teeth and nice hair will speak inspiring words to the rabble, then rule them the next day. All we can do is attempt to institute a system whereby the one in charge can't order us all raped by lions if we look at him wrong and where the worst ways of choosing our ruler, like lineage, are totally out of the picture.
This is, mind you, also a pretty hilarious situation. Here's how it goes.
Felix: I think we should cut down on welfare to the people who just waste it, rather than using it for what it was meant for(Getting back on your feet if random chance knocks you down.).
Me: Well, I happen to disagree, I think it'd hurt more than it would help.
You: The wealthy bankers are running our governments!
I mean, we're sorta talking past each other. I'm saying why I think social programs are good for society, you're telling me why we need to cut down on government(And by that I guess social programs? Otherwise what you're saying is completely unrelated to this debate.) so the Banker/Reptoid/Illuminati won't monitor our brainwaves.
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