[GPSCC-chat] "Inequality For All"

[Brian Good]

Opening 9/27 at the Pruneyard (Camera 7) and at the Aquarius in Palo Alto.

I think framing the issue as "inequality" is a big mistake.   

An article by Robert Frank cites a Gallup poll that found that the majority of
Americans consider inequality "an 
acceptable part of our economic system".
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101037295

I think that even those most disgusted by inequities in the system, the 
rampant greed of the most privileged (who have conspired to game the 
system for the benefit of people just like them), and the flow of wealth from 
the poor to the rich would have to agree that some inequality is acceptable 
and even desirable--that people who develop their marketable skills and work 
hard deserve to earn more than people who don't.

Economic justice, equity, opportunity, and kleptocracy are vital issues today.
But to address them under the banner of "inequality" makes no sense.



> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:16:42 -0700
> From: gerrygras at earthlink.net
> To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org
> Subject: [GPSCC-chat] "Inequality For All"
> 
> 
> FYI,
> 
> "Inequality for All" is a new movie coming out this month.
> The title almost says it all, it's about the growing
> economic inequality in the U.S.  According to IMDB,
> the cast is Robert Reich.  It will be showing for at
> least one week starting on 9/27 in Berkeley, Campbell,
> Palo Alto and many other places around the country.
> 
> The website has some info about the movie and also has
> some web pages about relevant matters.
> 
> http://inequalityforall.com/
> 
> A trailer is here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbAyk8aRxI
> 
> Gerry
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