PEOPLE PREFER UNEQUAL SOCIETIES –“When people are asked about the ideal distrib

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0082WHY PEOPLE PREFER UNEQUAL SOCIETIES

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0082

–“When people are asked about the ideal distribution of wealth in their country, they actually prefer unequal societies. We suggest that these two phenomena can be reconciled by noticing that, despite appearances to the contrary, there is no evidence that people are bothered by economic inequality itself. Rather, they are bothered by something that is often confounded with inequality: economic unfairness.”—

People do not seek equality, but reciprocity and proportionality.

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