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The Relationship Between Inequality and Political Polarization
The best predictor of crime and lots of other a bad health and social outcomes is actually poverty. But when we look at wealthy countries, like the countries of western europe and north america, poverty ceases to be the strong predictor of things like homicide rates. And inequality becomes the stronger predictor because once people's basic physical needs are met, it becomes one of the major stressers that affect people....