Forum Post: "How economic inequality harms societies" - Richard Wilkinson at Ted.com
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 7:18 p.m. EST by sorin
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We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.
This is a great lecture, have been promoting it often. Thanks.
“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” ~Plutarch