Inequality is bad for everyone - even the rich - and here's the Morgan Stanley report to prove it

Here is Morgan Stanley's new ranking of the most-equal, and least-equal, rich countries:

The highlights:

• Inequality in the US is about the same as Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain - countries that in Europe are regarded as economic basket cases.
• There is a wide gulf between Germany and France, the two big economies that neighbour each other at the heart of Europe. The UK sits between them.
• Those cliches about Northern Europe and Scandinavia? Basically true.
• Internet access is a good proxy for inequality. The more people have it, the more equal a society is likely to be.

Inequality has become worse more recently, Morgan Stanley says:

Here is how much the top 10% take of each nation's total wealth and annual income:

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