I like your line of thinking. Particularly your sound logic line. To answer, that depends entirely on how you depend poor or rich. And to who you are comparing

I like your line of thinking. Particularly your sound logic line. To answer, that depends entirely on how you depend poor or rich. And to who you are comparing. Within the United States the median household income is $50,000. Average household income is $69,000. If someone makes more than mean/median and they receive a raise than is an increase in inequality. There's hardly a US based programmer on HN that doesn't qualify as rich and strive to increase inequality by seeking career growth and raises. I don't think that's a bad thing. I would be such a programmer.