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The root cause of wealth inequality is that some people value accumulating wealth more than others. At the working class level it’s some people taking jobs clea
by seibelj 6y ago
The root cause of wealth inequality is that some people value accumulating wealth more than others. At the working class level it’s some people taking jobs cleaning sewers vs. mopping floors. Without inequality no one would do the “dirty” jobs.
- Dylan16807 6y ago"Some people will do less pleasant jobs for more pay" is a very tiny fraction of inequality. It's technically a root cause but not one of the big problem ones. For the most part, once you add in the other factors, the dirtier jobs pay you worse!
- seibelj 6y agoI could not disagree with you more. If you want to do back-breaking labor for equal money as cushy jobs, be my guest. But my experience is that the difficulty, skill, and (gasp!) risk of a job determines how well it’s compensated. If you want to imagine that all jobs can pay equally well, enjoy the ruination of your country if your preferred political party ever manages to seize power.
- Dylan16807 6y agoCushy jobs pay much more than labor jobs! > If you want to imagine that all jobs can pay equally well That's not what I said at all. I said that harder jobs paying more is NOT the problem. I don't want all jobs to pay the same. I'm happy with some jobs paying ten times as much as other jobs. But there's a limit to overall inequality before problems start to happen.