This argument cuts both ways. All OECD countries have some degree of inequality and, as you said, we don't really know what the right amount of inequality is. O

This argument cuts both ways. All OECD countries have some degree of inequality and, as you said, we don't really know what the right amount of inequality is. On the basis of inequality numbers alone, it is not possible to say whether they are good or bad. Where, by the way, do 'these studies' assume that income should be divided equally? That seems like an odd position and I honestly haven't heard very many people except for extremists express it. I think a solid majority accepts (some degree of) income inequality.