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> the rich get richer ... and the poor get poorer I mean, what's actually happening is that the rich get richer and the poor also get richer but at a slower ra
by bandrami 4y ago
> the rich get richer ... and the poor get poorer
I mean, what's actually happening is that the rich get richer and the poor also get richer but at a slower rate
> growing wealth inequality leads to all sorts of other dysfunction including increased crime
No, we have significantly higher inequality than the 1990s and significantly lower crime. So the opposite of what you said.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y ago> No, we have significantly higher inequality than the 1990s and significantly lower crime. I wonder how much of that is due to removing lead from fuel?
- bandrami 4y agoI thought that until the uptick in homicides of the past few years, since there wasn't an increase in lead at the start of the 21st century. I imagine it has more to do with incarcerating nearly 2% of the population, unfortunately.