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It's better to be unequal in plenty than equal in want.
Bernie Sanders, "Close The Gaps: Disparities That Threaten America":
NYT/CNN/HuffPost: "Hundreds Of Children In Venezuela Are Starving To Death".
I tip my hat to Bernie Sanders who bravely did not remove the crap he wrote 6 years ago despite the starving children.
That's some mettle.
On a more serious note, it does seem unfortunate that income inequality bothers some people more than adversity.
"These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, where incomes are actually more equal today".
NYT/CNN/HuffPost: "Hundreds Of Children In Venezuela Are Starving To Death".
I tip my hat to Bernie Sanders who bravely did not remove the crap he wrote 6 years ago despite the starving children.
That's some mettle.
On a more serious note, it does seem unfortunate that income inequality bothers some people more than adversity.
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