Is there a single example in history where income redistribution worked while it was also easy for foreigners to enter the country and growth persisted for everyone while maintaining said ratios of acceptable inequality?
- If you don't allow foreigners, I'll argue that you haven't solved anything. You've simple picked the winners.
- If the ratio of inequality is disrupted, I'd also argue you haven't done anything other than move the problem (and the losers) to the future.
- If you decide not to redistribute, well that's the current situation for better or worse.
Personally I think a better problem to solve is for humanity in general to decide what the minimum level of prosperity should be, worldwide and slowly try to raise this bar. AFAIK this is basically what we're doing. We could raise the bar faster, though.
- If you don't allow foreigners, I'll argue that you haven't solved anything. You've simple picked the winners.
- If the ratio of inequality is disrupted, I'd also argue you haven't done anything other than move the problem (and the losers) to the future.
- If you decide not to redistribute, well that's the current situation for better or worse.
Personally I think a better problem to solve is for humanity in general to decide what the minimum level of prosperity should be, worldwide and slowly try to raise this bar. AFAIK this is basically what we're doing. We could raise the bar faster, though.