The third defining belief of progressive thinking rejects the neoliberal view that a country’s economic performance should be assessed solely in terms of GDP growth and freedom. If one is concerned with a society’s wellbeing, it is not possible to argue that a rich country in which the top 1% hold most of the wealth is performing better than a slightly less wealthy country in which prosperity is more widely shared.
进步思想的第三大关键信念与一国经济表现应该完全用GDP增长和自由来衡量的新自由主义观点相反。如若你关心社会的福祉，就不可能认为最顶层1%掌握大部分财富的富国比财富略有不及但繁荣被更广泛地共享的国家表现更好。