Economic limitarianism: When a billion dollars is way too much
By DW
09 October 2022 |
6:42 pm
When someone can offer over $40 billion for Twitter, bridges are nearly dismantled to move megayachts and the rich keep getting richer, a group of philosophers says something is wrong. A look at economic limitarianism.
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