I ordered the book, but can you share a thumbnail of what they propose as the causal relationship between inequality and poor performance on societal indicators?<p>On first blush it seems too neat a solution. Just look at Texas—massively unequal, there are oil barons and illegals within the same zip code, but Texas is doing well because it&#x27;s possible to live the life style of an upper middle class person in NY on a pair of civil servant salaries down south.