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Isn't what you've described capitalism's analog to physics' perpetual motion machine? It just seems that there should be frictions and inefficiencies and equilibriums such that it would require severely anti-capitalist intervention to make it happen.

Now, that's not to say we aren't seeing severely anti-capitalist intervention on a daily basis. A major consulting firm in my state got passed a bill to require consulting software developers to be licensed as engineers, then promptly got themselves exempted from it, claiming their "economic interest" compelled them to secure well-trained engineers, even if they weren't licensed.

But if a single actor has all of the money, then wouldn't the money becomes useless? People need things--shelter, food, clothing--not money. Money is only useful if it is a convenient medium for trading labor for things. And if people can't get the things they need, then wouldn't we all just walk away from the old system.

And if a single actor has all the property, then what's the point if there's nobody to charge rent?

Again, barring severely anti-capitalist intervention, like a government ban on travel.




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