Income Inequality - Problem or not?

[Cassius]

Obviously, a society (particularly one in the modern world) with extreme levels of income and wealth inequality is unlikely to be a stable one. On the other hand, inequality is the motor of civilization and always has been. You can have a complex society or you can have equality, you can’t have both. For me the issue is ensuring that those who end up at the bottom of the pile are given sufficient resources to be able to live with some dignity, even if they, ultimately, don’t have access to the opportunities enjoyed by those at the top.