This argument I see to often really ignores the strength of the power law that exists in the US and other countries. In the Nordic states for example, there is

This argument I see to often really ignores the strength of the power law that exists in the US and other countries. In the Nordic states for example, there is still a power law but people are much happier than here because the power law is much weaker. People in the US have a severe lack of access to basic needs and in fact their access to basic needs has eroded in the last few decades comparatively.