One To Five?

[redpaintednavi]

It is said that even old Platon recommended that the difference between the poorest and the richest person in a society should be no more than one to five, ie the rich could be up to five times more wealthy than the poor. If the gap grew more than that it would mean that the system was injust and non equal, and it would also lead to alienation and social unrest among the poorest.

Would it not be a good idea to perhaps have such a distribution of wealth also in our own societies? Even the poorest, unemployed, sick and others should have a decent income so they could live decent life, and the richest would have a good life but not drown in luxuary. Such a system would free a lot of resources to build a god network of social services and it would probably also reduce crime, social instability and other problems.

What is your take on the idea?