Inequality is a good theme to buy and rally voters, however. Also, what's better than stealing some stuff from rich people instead of figuring out how to fix the economy and create new wealth.

Check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_eq... Inequality has nothing to do with standards of living, freedom and human rights, or how well developed a country is. It's a completely irrelevant thing. Sweden has more inequality than the Ukraine and most of the world; however, many people will vote to live in Sweden than anywhere else.