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Huge economic inequality breeds resentment and a bad society for everyone to live in. Not to mention the risk of a bloody revolution if the poorest people end u
by BlueTemplar 7y ago
Huge economic inequality breeds resentment and a bad society for everyone to live in. Not to mention the risk of a bloody revolution if the poorest people end up with not enough food.
- kebman 7y agoOne of the most economically unequal societies in the West is the USA. Why does Socialism still fare so badly over there, then? Clearly rich Americans should be taxed more, and Americans in general should give up their freedom in order to enjoy more economic equality. ;)
- BlueTemplar 7y agoAFAIK, this is a relatively recent development ? And when you even have some millionaires and billionaires that are asking to be taxed more...
- xyzzyz 7y agoHuge inequality of consumption breeds resentment, yes. Fortunately, in the US, inequality of consumption is much, much, much smaller than inequality of income or wealth.
- BlueTemplar 7y agoI wouldn't say that this is true for such "middle-class" "consumption" categories like college and healthcare ?