Hyper-successful people argue that money is speech because it gives them influence, reach, and amplification.
Fine — then follow the logic all the way down:
If money = speech,
and education = the ability to form, refine, and transmit speech,
then money cannot morally outrank knowledge.
Money without knowledge is noise.
Knowledge without money still shapes the world.
And when you equate the two, you expose the fundamental hypocrisy:
A billionaire’s dollar should never count for more than a citizen’s understanding.
My point is this:
If money is speech, then a society that values money over knowledge is amplifying ignorance over understanding. Instead of defense, we need to invest in our public schools. Insurance and healthcare are unnecessarily complex if money is speech. Our citizens’ voice means nothing if money is speech.
The true currency of a civilization is its knowledge, not its capital.
If money is speech, then knowledge is articulate, verified, coherent speech.
Money buys volume.
Education produces understanding.
Coherent meaning is the one thing you cannot counterfeit.
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