Netherlands and Sweden have a higher GINI than the US after a shift towards right-wing government - far-right in the case of the Netherlands, and also notorious

Netherlands and Sweden have a higher GINI than the US after a shift towards right-wing government - far-right in the case of the Netherlands, and also notoriously corrupt. Denmark doesn't. Russia also has a higher GINI than the US, but I don't think most Americans would consider it a successful economy. If you prefer oligarchy to democracy and are happy with corruption at all levels, there is indeed nothing morally wrong with wealth inequality. If you're not a humanist and have given up on the lessons of the Enlightenment, that makes perfect sense.