This is the question I ask my undergraduates when I pull up Page 1. Some of them are annoyed. I get it. Inequality feels bad. It feels unfair when a smaller group of Americans on the right side of the graph should have so much more than those on the left side. It’s a VERY natural human reaction. But then I offer a change of perspective: What if inequality is a product of freedom? What is instead of annoyance, they felt inspired by the possibilities? This means wealth inequali