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I agree with your comments, but I want to add to it. I agree that wealth inequality leads to power inequality. And I agree that curtails freedom. But I think it
by scott_s 9y ago
I agree with your comments, but I want to add to it. I agree that wealth inequality leads to power inequality. And I agree that curtails freedom. But I think it also tends to societal instability. Closing the loop, we care about wealth inequality because we don't want society to collapse.
- thanatropism 9y agoAre there historical examples of societal collapse due to wealth inequality? (Honest question)
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- fjsolwmv 9y agoGreat Depression and various Communist Revolutions might fit your bill.
- tokai 9y agoThe Russian empire?
- marcosdumay 9y agoLook for collapse due to power concentration, not wealth. You will find plenty of examples, but we usually call them "revolution", not "collapse".
- scarmig 9y agoNot in itself. Even the various Communist revolutions cited in other comments don't correlate well with inequality: Tsarist Russia in 1905 and 1917 had lower levels of inequality than Victorian England.
- ambicapter 9y agoThe French Revolution?