How our attitudes changed to justify income inequality

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In 1970, Robert Townsend wrote a book called “Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits.” Despite having been written nearly 40 years ago, the book is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential business books of all time.

Townsend had gained recognition for helping transform Avis Rent-a-Car into a legitimate…