[U]nequally distributed financial resources are essential to the well-being of any democracy larger than a village, so long as these resources are widely distributed among citizens with a variety of different perspectives. In a well-ordered democracy, among the chief beneficiaries of material inequalities are those holding new ideas and minority viewpoints because they need to have a chance to become the majority point of view. People with new ideas or possessing little-known information must have access to material resources if they are to have a reasonable opportunity to spread their ideas. If material resources are equally distributed the task of acquiring the initial capital to publicize new perspectives and information becomes daunting indeed...On the other hand, if, as some advocate, every political group with a cause was publicly funded sufficiently to reach a large audience, citizens would be swamped in an endless sea of advocacy.

DIZERGA, GUS, Persuasion, Power and Polity, A Theory of Democratic Self-Organization, Chapter Four

In a free (or free-ish) economy, the rich get richer by making the "poor" richer. If you don’t believe it, ask yourself where would you rather be "poor," here or in India?

RICHMAN, SHELDON, Winners and Winners, Ideas on Liberty, Foundation for Economic Liberty, August 1999, Vol. 49, No. 8

Contrary to common misconception, the reasons for global economic inequality rest on a local level. They include the lack of rule of law, lack of respect for private property, economic collectivism, corruption and war.

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