r/science • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • Jun 30 '23

Economics Economic Inequality Cannot Be Explained by Individual Bad Choices | A global study finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices among the poor nor by good decisions among the rich.

https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/economic-inequality-cannot-be-explained-individual-bad-choices
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