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In reply to the discussion: What is the ultimate solution to income inequality in the US? [View all]Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)13. Bingo. Yes. It is exactly that - a thought experiment.
Many questions. If the power to do whatever was deemed the right remedy, what would that remedy look like, and how would it be implemented, and what effect would it be likely to produce. I don't know. Would a congressperson make as much as a McDonald's assistant manager? Would the assistant manager make more than the new-hire french fry person? Why or why not?
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do you think if that was done that the most productive of our country now would still
oneofthe99
May 2014
#6
Oh, I already knew you weren't here to discuss. I thought I'd try anyway though.
Electric Monk
May 2014
#12
There is no way to ultimately do away with inequality in a capitalist system.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#16
Probably another aspect is to ask - What is the ultimate cost of income inequality?
mazzarro
May 2014
#24
Do what FDR did - progressive taxes, better safety net, union protections, tighter regulation,
pampango
May 2014
#28
Pretty much the same as the ultimate solution to social inequality in the US
Fumesucker
May 2014
#36