>>I don't think the people in the bottom 60% really care about this because they are becoming increasingly segregated physically. This is an important point. A

>>I don't think the people in the bottom 60% really care about this because they are becoming increasingly segregated physically. This is an important point. A high Gini coefficient is associated with higher crime rates when it is present in more integrated communities. Physical segregation between income groups (like one sees between countries in a region) reduces the crime-boosting effect of income inequality within that community.