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Hello everyone! I am curious about your opinions on wealth inequality and the resulting topics which stem off from this.

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Edit: For those worried about wealth inequality - do you desire wealth equality? If so, why, if not, why?

Wealth inequality is irrelevant, it's about keeping the lowest people on a decent lvl, then it's completely irrelevant how rich the rich are.

Only very stupid and not-so-bright people see this as a factor.

What's with the biblical quotes? Is it about disparity (which is a very big deal) or Christianity (which is irrelevant, given that Christians very obviously and traditionally don't care about disparity)?

There's no way anyone can be "worth" a billion times more than someone else. This is pure insanity. They didn't work a billion times harder or smarter. They're not a billion times nicer or better at basketball...

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Wealth inequality is irrelevant, it's about keeping the lowest people on a decent lvl, then it's completely irrelevant how rich the rich are.

Only very stupid and not-so-bright people see this as a factor.
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It Is a factor because the lowest people Aren't on a decent level.

My opinion on wealth disparity: No one should be a pauper who regularly does his work diligently. That's the real issue, in my opinion. I couldn't care less if Jeff Bezos have a mansion or two. The people who work for him should have reasonable accommodations.

Corey-FS wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:29 pm Hello everyone! I am curious about your opinions on wealth inequality and the resulting topics which stem off from this.

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My opinion on 'wealth inequality' is that wealth, itself, is NOT equally shared.

But what 'wealth', itself, actually is; is another matter.