And in fact, that's a pretty reasonable approach to take. Almost 50 years ago philosopher John Rawls posited "social and economic inequalities, for example ine

And in fact, that's a pretty reasonable approach to take. Almost 50 years ago philosopher John Rawls posited "social and economic inequalities, for example inequalities of wealth and authority, are just only if they result in compensating benefits for everyone, and in particular for the least advantaged members of society." The real question becomes: is the inequality we're dealing with today compensated for by benefits to the rest of society? It's tough to tell.