Dr.Who
Well-Known Member
Yes we all know that there are some people who are vastly wealthy and there are some who are vastly poor- the gap between is called the income inequality (as if it were some civil right rather than a state of economic difference).
The things that need to be brought to the forefront in this conversation are the way we measure the so called income inequality and the moral judgement we make about it.
Firstly, it is being measured in ways that are grossly misleading. As one example we compare households in which one household has three earners and another has one earner then act all outraged when the three earners earn more than the one. We must always call out any statistic which is based on households and not individuals. Then we must delve deeper into other deceptive measurements, define right measurements, and start a discussion with the right facts.
Secondly, we must talk about just why it is fair, right, moral, or whatever that one person earns more or less than another. We must never concede to wrong thinking on this nor go on with a discussion in which this fundamental point has not been explored fully.
This is going to be a topic in the year to come and now is the time to prepare.
The things that need to be brought to the forefront in this conversation are the way we measure the so called income inequality and the moral judgement we make about it.
Firstly, it is being measured in ways that are grossly misleading. As one example we compare households in which one household has three earners and another has one earner then act all outraged when the three earners earn more than the one. We must always call out any statistic which is based on households and not individuals. Then we must delve deeper into other deceptive measurements, define right measurements, and start a discussion with the right facts.
Secondly, we must talk about just why it is fair, right, moral, or whatever that one person earns more or less than another. We must never concede to wrong thinking on this nor go on with a discussion in which this fundamental point has not been explored fully.
This is going to be a topic in the year to come and now is the time to prepare.