№ 2026.Jul.12-001

thought-experimentphilosophyinequalityrawlsproperty-rightsrent-seekinginstitutional-capture

The Legitimate Upper Bound of Wealth

Liutao Hu

A person's stomach is only so big, their sleep only so long. Once wealth crosses a certain threshold, it is no longer something they live within but something that constrains what others can do. These three papers argue why this phase-transition line exists and why holding excess wealth beyond it forfeits moral protection — a diagnosis only, with no prescription.

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№ 2026.Jul.12-003

thought-experimentphilosophyinstitutional-designproperty-owning-democracyanti-capturerawls

Institutional Design After Rebellion

Liutao Hu

The first two papers completed the logic of diagnosis and action. This paper asks how, after rebellion, to prevent wealth from undergoing a phase transition again. The Soviet lesson shows that revolution replaces people but does not automatically replace structure. This paper proposes a dual-track design and confronts the core paradox: any anti-capture mechanism can itself be captured.

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