The issue is with cronyism and not liberalism. I read this preference for inequality as: in countries with rampant cronyism and social divisions economical fre

The issue is with cronyism and not liberalism. I read this preference for inequality as: in countries with rampant cronyism and social divisions economical freedom isn't able to lift everyone but just a few that have connections to the people in power. That isn't to say that economical freedom makes the poorest more poor. Look at this list of countries by equality. https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/ https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/