The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth a long-overdue conversation on the inequality between the labor and investor classes through policy at the Fed level, monetary policy, and legislative measures, with the need for a shift in power to enable real solutions to the problem.
The debate over inequality and the distribution of wealth is a fundamental one, and there is no clear answer to whether inequality is inherently bad or if we should focus on addressing minimum standards. Additionally, the comparison between work and leisure and the monoculture effect in agriculture shed light on the issue.
