If there is a large disparity, the poor will rapidly grow in number, as inequality inevitably feeds more inequality, and then you would have rule by the poor. Which would result in the rich purchasing...
Plato’s 4x wealth cap is an intriguing thought experiment, but modern inequality is more systemic—oligarchies emerge from weak institutions, not just raw disparity. I was just reading about how crypto in the Middle East exposes this: elites co-opt new wealth tools while the poor lack access.
https://theboard.world/articles/middle-east-crypto-safe-haven-reality
https://theboard.world/articles/middle-east-crypto-safe-haven-reality