> Wealth inequality has never been higher than it is today Honest question: is that true? I mean practical weather (in)equality, not just comparing how many b

> Wealth inequality has never been higher than it is today Honest question: is that true? I mean practical weather (in)equality, not just comparing how many billion of dollars some few billionaires have vs the poorest people on Earth. In the past there were Kings and peasants, Masters and slaves, people who had everything by birth right and other people who had nothing and never could have it, not even the right to education. I'm not saying nowadays there are not instances of that in still too many contexts (not only in far away countries), but claiming that wealth inequality was never so big as today sounds quite odd to me.