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By: Skippy-san

Skippy-san — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:58:33 +0000

Inequality in this sense is not about an absolute equality-its about the ratio. Stiglitz never says that there will not be people that are richer than others-its the amount by which they are richer; and more importantly the refusal to strive for a baseline standard of living that is the problem.

And as for your last statement-mankind has the ability to remedy that now. Any stance that does not advocate that is morally reprehensible.

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By: chefantwon

chefantwon — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:01:42 +0000

Strange, the wealthy have always had it better than the average Joe, and now people want everything to be equal? Hate to say this, but the rich have always been the ones runing the show.
Equality amoung all the people will never happen, some will always have more than others. The drive to do so is ambition. Some men have it and others don't. We will always have poor people, and we will always have rich people. No matter what those in power say.
It's been that way since the dawn of man. Only the strong survive, and the weak die.

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By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:05:36 +0000

I love his "The Coming Anarchy" but while I have not reqd his current work I think that demography will be the determining factor in the years to come with China, India, Korea and Japan.

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