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Bernie Sanders

progressoid

(49,978 posts) Mon May 4, 2015, 09:44 PM May 2015

In support of Bernie.

How economic inequality harms societies

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In support of Bernie. (Original Post) progressoid May 2015 OP

K&R! marym625 May 2015 #1

Very interesting. We don't come out very well in those studies. sabrina 1 May 2015 #2

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #3

In this most unequal of societies, the United States, this TED narrative is verboten in the MSM. Enthusiast May 2015 #4

marym625

(17,997 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2015, 10:13 PM

May 2015

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

2. Very interesting. We don't come out very well in those studies.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2015, 11:31 PM

May 2015

And it looks like Bernie was right about Scandinavia.

'If Americans want to realize the American Dream they should go to Denmark'.

Issues of trust, violence, mental illness, all related to inequality.

So being a rich country doesn't result in happiness.

Not surprised at all really.

Thank you for posting this.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

3. K&R.....

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Mon May 4, 2015, 11:37 PM

May 2015

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

4. In this most unequal of societies, the United States, this TED narrative is verboten in the MSM.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2015, 07:26 AM

May 2015

Often those in the upper strata of income are put off by the possibility that people of color or poor people would become more equal with them. As if it might somehow undermine their sense of exclusivity. I have never met a person of inherited wealth that didn't believe that they somehow deserved their lofty status based entirely on a lucky birth.

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