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> Income inequality in the Revolutionary era was the lowest ever[1]. > [1] If you don't count the Native Americans who were persecuted and slaughtered for thei

> Income inequality in the Revolutionary era was the lowest ever[1]. > [1] If you don't count the Native Americans who were persecuted and slaughtered for their land. Also [2] if you don't count the imported slaves who contributed much of the raw labor.

Joof 10y ago
They counted the slaves. Whether they counted them appropriately is another matter.
- GavinMcG 10y ago
  This is a wry comment, but it's not actually making a claim about the issue the parent and grandparent post are discussing – whether Revolution-era inequality was very low.