"There are some wonderfully equal countries in this world"
Not at all. Usually they are where inequality is at the highest levels, a few a the top with all the country resources at their disposals, and lots of descamisados with little or nothing, living of subsidies when available.
Sure, you can "reduce" inequality like Venezuela or Peron Argentina giving some money away, and when money runs out, everything crumbles - still those at the top in Venezuela or Argentina didn't suffer what most people suffered or suffer now. Still, Venezuela never reduced inequality, when you're a serf depending on someone else money. And Maduro & friends are still rich people, probably with a lot of cash hidden abroad.
Africa, and some Asia countries are no different.
Or you can reduce inequality like a lot of European northern countries did, and have a working system.
Stop thinking between Communism and unrestrained Capitalism there's no middle ground - or we'll end just bounding from one to the other - and suffer the worst of both.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
