re: Question about people in the US that call for "wealth distribution"

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Right. So the question is based on a false premise

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It is a false premise.
But there is the larger issue of 'myth of the other' that comes into play.

Example: You read an article about a plane that crashed in Oregon last night during a storm. 30 people died. Some were women and children.

Then, you turn the page and read another article. 100 people drowned when a ferry sank in Ethiopia. It was overloaded and leaky.

American readers will be much more upset with the former story than the latter. We think 'Hell, people in the 3rd world die from stupid crap every day'.
We relate to those in our own country.