Just Mulling Out Loud

Nothing in particular to mention, but the idea, again, of inequality popped up in my mind. There has always been economic inequality, with the worst times being during the Gilded Era (late 1800s) and during the Great Depression. The thing that surprises me is that few people seem to care about it. That is, people on the whole know about it, but it seems number 42 on the list of societal needs.

This is puzzling. But one thing is not puzzling, and that is that the wealthy have done a good job of presenting it as a needed evil we all have to deal with because of the "free market." In fact, they haven't done a good job, they've done a great job.

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