> In what sense does the citizen of the Central African Republic share any economic interest with the American? "in my preferred world, no-one would be so rich

> In what sense does the citizen of the Central African Republic share any economic interest with the American? "in my preferred world, no-one would be so rich" I'm not sure if you're complaining that the "preferred world" includes ultra-poor non-americans or that it includes ultra-rich non-americans, or that the disparity of wealth and power is so huge between americans and africans, or you think that it would somehow be A-OK if only all americans had some particular limited inequality. Legal and political systems may be largely separate, but economies are increasingly tied together. Globalization, foreign aid, military intervention, interfering in elections, and even separate political systems may become intertwined. By no means do I think Bill Gates is an angel, or Henry Ford is without fault. I do think that they are two good examples of people who got incredibly wealthy by capturing a very tiny fraction of the wealth they and their companies created for society.