[loewenskind]

We were talking in the context of the US where this is absolutely not the case. In the UK the wealth inequality would be less of a big deal than in the US precisely because the UK takes better care of it's poor (with the unfortunate abuse that comes with that).

pg's comments about wealth are correct: me going out and creating something that makes me a billion dollars doesn't take anything away from anyone. But this is provided I'm a one man show and have no team. As soon as it's not "me" but a company, then me having enormous compensation very much does take away from others. The more money I take out of the pot, the less there is for workers, new positions, etc. It wasn't so long ago that top CEO's were making 70k/yr. :)