>"if equality in wealth and income got slightly more even throughout the board - even if there was no marked improvement in quality of life, people would feel better"
It has been demonstrated that people feel better if they are closer to the top, even if it means impoverishing everyone.[1][2] I do not think this is the type of base urge which people should use the power of the government to indulge in.
It has been demonstrated that people feel better if they are closer to the top, even if it means impoverishing everyone.[1][2] I do not think this is the type of base urge which people should use the power of the government to indulge in.
[1] http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic212792.files/Indi...
[2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3315638/Rela...