Thanks again. I did fix the Gini issue, which was my fault in trying to get something posted without sufficient editing. I was surprised by how confusing the

Thanks again. I did fix the Gini issue, which was my fault in trying to get something posted without sufficient editing. I was surprised by how confusing the statistics were about the trend of income disparity. How the numbers varied widely by source, and how much definitions mattered. I think we both agree that the trend of this is not important. I'm not sure if we agree or disagree on whether relative status is important or not. I would argue it is not important, except to the extent someone else pointed out that it provides political influence (which I do think I have a solution for). I prefer to look at absolute measures of improving the standard of living (life expectancy, health, food, entertainment, etc).