"leveraging stark gaps in wages and standards of living as efficiently as it can, the supply chain network is actively enforcing... global inequality." In an otherwise good article with some great insight that complexity leads to the middle-man-ization of politics and a democratic malaise similar to that of a corporate drone frustrated with his lack of impact in the inscrutable monstrosity he works for, Tim shows a stark lack of economic knowledge or awareness. The supply chain is good for global inequality... by encouraging FDI (foreign direct investment) and increasing GDP by upping net exports for the low income country.