Which country is better?

[opebo]

A obviously, though both countries are fairy tales.

[opebo]

What you're missing phnkrocket, is that humans measure their condition vis-a-vis other humans, and thus suffer terribly from the abuse which is inequality.

[opebo]

What you're missing phnkrocket, is that humans measure their condition vis-a-vis other humans, and thus suffer terribly from the abuse which is inequality.

Opebo if one was a poor, wouldn't the most rational thing to do is to accumulate income at as fast of a rate as possible?

Seeing your paycheck grow by 3% per year does seem better than 1.25% per year.

No, the rational thing to do is to fight for political power - anything less is to be duped and co-opted.  From political power flows all income.

[opebo]

I think he's saying that the suggestion that greater inequality leads to higher growth (either overall or for the powerless), is rubbish.