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Originally Posted by BoLevi
In all cases, it's erroneously used to imply or state that the intent of certain policies is to simply "make the rich richer".
The usage of the phrase in modern times is a continuation of the misrepresentation of the intent of the policies, which is to make everyone richer. The progressives have, and always will, be wrong in their belief that an economy is a zero sum game. The rich can (and almost always do) get richer without it coming from making others poorer. People generally get rich by providing, not from taking. This should be self evident with some basic observations, but humans aren't really wired to be intuitive when they can feel the soft warmth of envy instead. Envy is a basic human instinct, so it is easy to generate a populist message about wealth creation somehow simultaneously making the populace more poor.
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What an odd take, this sounds like you asked an AI bot to write you a passage explaining wealth from the viewpoint of Elon Musk or something.