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by rvn1045 2647 days ago
> inequality probably hurts society overall

Inequality does not hurt society, lack of social mobility hurts society. If we had a society as equal/unequal as we have today, but had perfect social mobility inequality wouldn't be a problem.

Politically this is a very hot topic and people are becoming increasing hostile towards rich people. I don't think there should be a problem with people getting rewarded by outsized sums if they create a business or add value in whichever way. I do think there should be limits to the amount of money someone can inherit - should it be possible for someone to inherit 10 billion dollars? that just seems too much.