[zhemao]

LMAO. I didn't even get a chance to read illegal_in_ca's reply before it got flagged. What did they even say to generate this much controversy? (Probably something really stupid).

And even aside from the obvious moral problems of extreme wealth inequality, it's not even economically efficient. You can't have a strong and growing market economy without a middle class. Hong Kong could get away with it for some time because their economy is based on international trade and finance, but that only takes you so far. Eventually you need to develop a domestic consumer base. Their current political crisis is caused by this inequality catching up to them, though the HK business and political elite conveniently pass the blame to Beijing.