If you believe, as many do, that wealth inequality is inherently bad, then these taxes improve society while also swelling government coffers.

如果你像许多人一样，认为财富不平等从根本上就不好，那么这些税收在改善社会的同时，也充实了政府的金库。

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The term wealth inequality refers to the unequal distribution of financial assets among a group of people.

财富分配差距是指一群人中金融资产的不平均分配。

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In a recent survey of Americans, my colleague Dan Ariely and I found that Americans drastically underestimated the level of wealth inequality in the United States.

在最近一项针对美国人的调查中，我和同事Dan Ariely发现美国人对财富不平等严重估计不足。

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At the same time, of course, as wealth grows, the inequality in wealth grows too.

同时,当然,财富增长,贫富差距也在不断拉大

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The researchers posited that this was the case due to our increasing wealth inequality.

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This was a fairly well-written and even-handed analysis until you slipped into discussions of wealth inequality.

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They then compared those groups on various attitudes towards wealth inequality and what can be done about it.

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