Incomeequality in many nations is at historic levels and has been deteriorating inrecent years. How will this fundamental and mounting social problem eventuallyresolve?
"..Now, thereport showed, half of the world’s wealth really does belong to a super-rich one percent, and the gap is only growing.Historically, Kohler says in his statement, there’s only so much inequality asociety can sustain before it reaches a tipping point. Among the many knowneffects of inequality on a society are social unrest, a decrease in health, increased violence, anddecreased solidarity. Unfortunately, Kohler points out, humans have never beenespecially good at decreasing inequality peacefully — historically, the onlyeffective methods for doing so are plague, massive warfare, or revolution."
More here; https://www.inverse.com/article/38457-inequality-study-nature-revolution
"..“The GreatLeveler,” says only the so-called “four horsemen” of war, disease, statecollapse and revolution have succeeded in leveling income. And as soon as thedevastation is over, income inequality builds again.."
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