If current concerns about inequality were cast entirely in political terms, this inward-looking focus would be understandable; after all, citizens of poor countries cannot vote in rich ones. But the rhetoric of the inequality debate in rich countries betrays a moral certitude that conveniently ignores the billions of people elsewhere who are far worse off.
如果说当下关于不平等性的担忧完全属于政治范畴，那么这一内向视角是可以理解的；毕竟，穷国公民无法在富国投票。但富国不平等争论的论调有悖于一个道德标准，它心安理得地忽视境况差得多的数十亿其他地区的人。