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		charlesdm on Feb 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ikea founder leaves fortune to no one, structures ... But who is at fault here then? You can blame the wealthy all you want, but it would not be possible without the cooperation of politicians that are elected by the people.

rectang on Feb 2, 2018 | [–]

Both parties are at fault, obviously. They are collaborators in a corrupt system which ordinary citizens do not have access to.

sooheon on Feb 2, 2018 | [–]

> elected by the people

Elections lie on a spectrum from fair to sham, and the greater the influence of the powerful, the more it resembles a sham.

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