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		skapadia on April 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress I've had a similar thought on many occasions, but even then, they will find alternative ways to acquire wealth and power. The clergy of many religions, in aggregate, have a lot of wealth and power, even if the wealth is not directly in their name. No system can prevent humans from exercising their basic instincts, emotions, urges, needs, and wants.

passerby1 on April 15, 2021 [–]

In my opinion the only thing stops that is the fear of punishment.

But then the initial question arises: how to prove that there was a broken law in gaining more wealth/power (by chance vs intentionally).

It feels like this question was asked for thousands of years.

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