Why the world cannot afford the rich
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Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.

Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    I feel like this is a tautological conclusion, but that’s just me trying to use a word I learned in the last few years.

    Here’s an observation: a death in the family resulted in an inheritance. I was advised that I’d be subject to higher taxes in my state than family members in another state. Someone suggested that was bad. I countered that I was happy that my tax dollars would go to my state / community. They seemed surprised.

    Our enemy is not just the rich. They are everyone who fails to see the problem.