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I stumbled across this 2013 blog earlier today. I’m posting it because I thought you might enjoy it, and partly because it’s relevant to a thought piece I’ve been working on that I’ll be posting later in the weekOoh, what fun There's nothing surer The rich get rich and the poor get poorerPeggy LeeMost of us now enjoy luxuries that would have been unheard of a hundred years ago - running water, electricity, computers, phones, cheap food and clothing. Yet, despite all this, there is discontent. Huge amounts.The problem is inequality. Inequality is everywhere, it is increasing and it comes in many different forms.There is the wealth gap.The wealthiest 400 people in the world are worth more than the poorest 140 million.70% of the land in the UK is owned by less than 1% of the population.When once CEOs of major corporations earned 20 times more than their employees, now they can earn a thousand times more. A Burberry sales assistant (according to Glassdoor) earns £16-17,000 including commission. The Burberry CEO,