[59percentmore]

The terrible labor laws exist because of the inequality. The people with servants write the laws and, in their magnaminity, don't let the servants vote.

[argentinian]

You are writing about democratic countries. Everyone votes. I sense that you're pointing to a different problem.

[oblio]

Even in democracies, voting can be distorted. Gerrymandering, lobbying, revolving doors, plain old bribes, etc.

[argentinian]

So, corruption is the problem, not inequality.

[59percentmore]

Corruption is a enabled by inequality.

[argentinian]

There is rich people that steal from rich people. There are many cases of corruption where poverty is not a factor.

[59percentmore]

They steal from those they have the power to steal from. Power is measured as a delta from a baseline. If corruption requires power, it requires inequality.