I agree that inequality is not a good thing, but a large part of the outrage is just the fact that it seems unfair.

We can read articles like this, but there are also interesting facts like how a huge percentage of poor Americans have a problem with obesity, something only kings and aristocracy could suffer from just a handful of generations ago. Or die from overdoses (they have free resources to spend on recreational drugs).

Our poor people have transcended the traditional problems of poor people, they are no longer dying from starvation but now obesity. They don’t die of overwork but from recreational abuse of dangerous substances. I don’t disagree with anything in the article but it is worth looking at from a historical perspective.

I think my point is that yes things are unequal, but it’s also worth remembering how much the floor has been raised as well. I would prefer to try continuing to raise the floor rather than lowering the ceiling.