Incomes can be tied to one's desire to succeed.  Your example uses a snapshot in time.  Did the ones on the bottom stay at the bottom?  Or did they move up?  Or out?  Dynamic.  If what you say is true, about the 52 cents, did they steal it?  If they did, then we should definitely get it over w/ and arrest them and try them and put them in jail.  But if they earned it......why shouldn't they be allowed to spend it on what they want?  It's their money.  Not yours.  Not mine.  You are more than welcome to equitably distribute all of your wealth that you so desire.  Just as some of us can choose to not.

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