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What has inequality got to do with it? The 24/7 issue is whether people have a decent life day to day. Why is the existence of insanely rich Mrs X a cause of su
by vixen99 11y ago
What has inequality got to do with it? The 24/7 issue is whether people have a decent life day to day. Why is the existence of insanely rich Mrs X a cause of suicide? Of course there is an issue, especially in the US, whereby wealth translates into power. No more office boy to president! There seems to be reluctance to tackle this but that's up to Americans. Assuming you believe inequality is a bad thing in itself, you can only counter it by taking money from the rich. One does wonder however whether taking money from a hard-working entrepreneur and giving even more of it to an organization that has run up astronomical debts already (most Western governments) - to dole out to others is such a smart move. Opportunities here for fresh thinking.
And since when has anybody really benefited in the long run from being given money. Give me a multiple of my income and I'll down tools and do something interesting but not necessarily economically productive.
- ridgeguy 11y agoOnly with regard to your first three sentences: It isn't wealth inequality or the existence of "insanely rich" per se, it's the ever-growing sector of Americans who are excluded from wealth and who no longer see any realistic hope of changing that through their own efforts. It's the latter view that is a growing suicide motivator, IMHO.