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Some additional observations: 1. The US has the largest population of any OECD country (roughly 2.5x Japan or Mexico's populations). In pure numbers, this mean
by siruncledrew 9y ago
Some additional observations:
1. The US has the largest population of any OECD country (roughly 2.5x Japan or Mexico's populations). In pure numbers, this means the US has a lot of people in lower economic standings, which makes the problem hard to solve.
2. The American capitalist system differs in it's approach to inequality than many of the governments in Europe. It's hard to not take governments into account when discussing views on inequality.
3. The American "work ethic" favors striving to become rich; therefore, personal gain is a desired outcome of the process, and less attention is given to the effects it has on others.