Re:Study Suggests Inequality Can Be Fixed with Wealth Redist...
by athenot on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @05:27PM
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The problem is not just inequality in of itself; it's the scale of that inequality that's a problem.
When 1/4 to 1/3 of the population is vulnerable to a health accident or can't provide for themselves/their family, AND half of the country's wealth goes to ~ 2% of the population, we have an inequality of many orders of magnitude.
What it boils down to is this: do we as a society simply write off those who struggle to meet basic human needs, or do we try to help them live?
When 1/4 to 1/3 of the population is vulnerable to a health accident or can't provide for themselves/their family, AND half of the country's wealth goes to ~ 2% of the population, we have an inequality of many orders of magnitude.
What it boils down to is this: do we as a society simply write off those who struggle to meet basic human needs, or do we try to help them live?