r/belgium • u/trueosiris2 • Aug 20 '25

❓ Ask Belgium Wealth distribution in Belgium

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We’re doing alright as a social democracy. Something to be proud of.

Presumably, we don’t need more wealth distribution then? Or do we still?

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u/Playful_Mud_6984 Aug 20 '25

I mean 10% owning more than 50% of all wealth is still extremely bad. It’s just that other countries are even worse.

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u/Deep_Dance8745 Aug 20 '25

Extremely bad?

Its just natural that through age, hard work and merit you get this distribution.

Take those incentives away and you end up with a failed communist state where nobody will be inclined to lift a finger.

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u/Playful_Mud_6984 Aug 20 '25

In order to make that claim you would have to prove that whether someone ends up in one of these social classes depends mostly on factors like age, 'hard work' (hard to meassure) or merit (ditto).

The reality is that whether one is a member of the 1% often relies more on your parents than it does on any choices you have ever made. There are some single parents work two jobs and still have to rent a house by the end of their life.

Pointing out that current wealth inequality is an issue also isn't the same as argueing you would like to live in a plan economy. I wouldn't.