Re: Why \"x% of people have y% of the wealth\" is irrelevant.
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That's because much of it is outlawed. It's a great trick. Make it illegal to provide charity, and then claim there is a market failure in charitable giving. For example, the state makes one jump through an incredible amount of extremely costly hoops to set up any charity of significant scale. Why? Because those in government don't want the competition. For example, where I come from, it is a crime to cook food for the homeless.
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Hmm, this sounds like a local phenomena. I think most charity is legal in Europe.
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