The income gap in the UK is actually the narrowest it has been for 25 years. Taxing the rich is not the solution – destitute people can improve their lot by taking direct actionI’m not a fan of the inequality lobby. Desiring equality above all else is riven with mental problems and the solutions the inequality lobby tends to propound are deeply disempowering to the bulk of ordinary people.
So what are the problems of being more equal? For starters,the outcomes can be entirely unexpected. Take education in industrialised nations. whether you’re looking for the most equal system then, according to this month’s UN report, and Chile is the country for you.
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Source: theguardian.com