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"As long as people aren't burdening society" doesn't apply to an organization that has extracted $55 billion of 'rent' from the society - if there's nothing comparable that the rest of society is getting for that fee, then it is a burden that they've managed to put on everyone else.

In the grill bar example, the rest of society has received a lot of tasty burgers and pleasant dinner experiences. Where is the $55bn-sized beneficial service that the rest of stock market has received from Medallion?




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