There are many reasons for economic inequality within societies.

They (we) will only stand for so much inequality.

Even in the harsh ancient world, people had a threshold for too much inequality.

However, many prominent economists disagree with the need for inequality to increase as a country develops.

It compensates for inequality, because the family that is poor today may become richer tomorrow.

Judges who ruled in those early cases were at a loss to find a clear set of remedies for educational inequality.

This is one of the reasons for spatial inequality in most African countries.

The reasons for social inequality can vary, but are often broad and far reaching.

It cannot, however, be a justification for inequality in the distribution of financial means.

But public education aside, the United States has a pretty high tolerance for inequality.