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kleinbl00 · 3883 days ago · link · · parent · post: This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps - The Washington Post
Nick Reding pointed out in Methland that amphetamine is a uniquely American drug in that one can abuse it "virtuously." American culture holds sacred the idea that hard work is the key to prosperity. therefore, a drug that allows you to work harder can't possibly be that bad, right? Piketty spends some time on this in Capital in the 21st Century by pointing out that American culture skews towards the wealthy because Americans associate wealth with achievement... when in fact it's largely hereditary. He also skims over some of the programs and approaches made by the wealthy to associate wealth with virtue in England, France and the United States. Social engineering at its finest.