@IanDSmith Same tactic the powerful have been using on the rest of us for thousands of years. See the Enclosure of the Commons in England for a good example.
Essentially, fencing off stuff that the public owns. Claiming it as their own. Then charging for the thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure
@fluffgar @IanDSmith When people are sufficiently fed up, they find a way to leave.
If the rich assholes make it impossible to walk away peacefully, then people find a different way to sever the relationship. Sometimes it's a one-off like Mr. Mangione, and other times its more systemic like the end of the French or Russian ruling classes.
Every ruling class thinks it can push things just that little bit further until the people being screwed decide they've had enough.
Ian Smith
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