Useful Things
WilliamGoodmanJMJ
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WilliamGoodmanJMJ
Ongoing, First published May 13, 2021
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A brief prosaic fable/philosophical observation on the recent radical accumulation and upward redistribution of wealth by the billionaire class. This very short piece also hints at the political influence such wealth can buy.
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