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Do you see the wealth inequality between you and the people in at Level 1 poverty as a moral issue and how do we as a society solve that? I pose this question
by bargl 8y ago
Do you see the wealth inequality between you and the people in at Level 1 poverty as a moral issue and how do we as a society solve that?
I pose this question because it's often overlooked how we might have wealth inequality in the USA but it's beginning to reflect that of the wealth inequality between the USA and other nations.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Factfulness https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Factfulness
I have not read this book, but Gate's Notes on it are very interesting to me. Of course this is coming from one of the wealthiest men on the planet, but it's interesting in how we break this topic down.
This argument doesn't defer the fact that we have a pronounced problem in the USA, I am strictly pointing out that if we take this as an issue of morality we should probably apply our morality globally not locally. Politics isn't moral in it's nature. It's about a limited scope of morality (us).
We do need much better migration from rich to poor in the USA but I think this article points to a ton of people changing from one class group to another, which is the "American Dream."
The issue I think a lot of people can agree on that we need to break down is wealth hoarding, and generational wealth. That's a problem we need to address in the USA. If I get Bill Gates wealthy, that shouldn't mean my great grand kids are in the upper class. It might mean they have more opportunity to maintain their wealth, but not a guarantee of wealth.
I think we should all focus on issues that attack entrenched wealth like automation, incoherence, etc. So we can establish a playing field that encourages people to go the extra mile for the extra payoff at the end.
Edit: a curve is great but with wealth it's all about migration from one level to another.