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Re:US Income Inequality: All for the Top 1% by cristianpascu on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @11:25AM (#15073303)
If the inequality is artificial, it might be that an artificial intervention will reverse it. If it's not, than so God help us. A democratically "elected" Robin Hood will probably just take a lot from the rich and give a little to the poor to keep being "elected" democratically.

On another side of life, the moment people have enough to pay the bill, anything more will not make them any happier. Leveling the income or the wealth is not doing anything effective to increasing happiness. What's and where's the problem of inequity? The fact that I can't afford a luxurious yacht trip?

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Re:US Income Inequality: All for the Top 1% by AstralStorm on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @01:05PM (#15074323)
The actual problem is working long hours when you could be working short hours for the same pay, freeing time for both enjoyment, well being and creativity.

Rich can also afford to hire servants and employees to do things for them. They can also afford expensive extra things or medical procedures without getting bankrupted. Capital such as factories, research facilities. Teams to manipulate both common people (marketing) and politicians (lobbyists).

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Re:US Income Inequality: All for the Top 1% by frgtpsswrdlame on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @01:00PM (#15074269)
What is "artificial" in your mind?
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