Everything You’ve Been Told About Inequality Is Wrong
Critics of inequality are often accused of pursuing equality of outcome. But what if that criticism misunderstands the argument entirely? This article argues that inequality is not merely a record of past economic performance, but a causal factor that shapes future opportunity, entrepreneurship, social mobility and economic growth. Once inequality is understood as part of the machinery of the economy rather than a scoreboard, the debate shifts from redistribution toward optimisation.