Although the economic costs of income inequality are substantial, the political costs may prove to be the most damaging and dangerous. The rich have both the incentives and the ability to promote policies that maintain or enhance their position.
即便收入失衡的经济成本已经极为庞大，但因此产生的政治成本或许更具破坏性和危险性，因为富人同时具备动机和能力去推动一些政策的实施以维持或强化自身地位。