I think a better metric would be net value creation. There are two times to care about inequality: When the low-end creates physical suffering and when the hi

I think a better metric would be net value creation. There are two times to care about inequality: When the low-end creates physical suffering and when the high end controls enough they can force the low end into suffering. But, between those markers there's a /lot/ of room to maneuver. I really feel like the term inequality is a simple placeholder for a more complex idea that has morphed into it's own, mis-aimed, creature.