Dr. Wayne Pernell argues that happiness requires basic necessities like food and clothing, which most people get through work. Economic growth only matters if it actually improves people's lives, and wealth inequality matters because it determines whether individuals can afford those basics.
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What I care about is human happiness. And in order for people to be happy, they have to have food and clothes. And it turns out that unless you're lucky enough to inherit, the only way to get food and clothes is by working for it. So I care about business insofar as business helps people have awesome lives. And in fact, this is one of the things when people say, oh, the economy is doing great, I'm like, who cares? Why should anyone care how the economy is doing if it's not benefiting them? You know, this is why I consider things like wealth and income inequality to be very, very deeply, deeply important issues. Because the only reason we have an economy is so that we can all have better lives. That's why we have it.