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Shargh report was quoted widely by media outlets representing every side of the Iranian political spectrum, all echoing concerns about the ungodly gap between rich and poor. "You should remember the Revolution and the political establishment have always advocated equality and promised the oppressed a better life," said a retired economist. "Their understanding of equality was more in line with leftist ideologies. For people in our society to see a multimillion-dollar car alongside a Paykan, valued at two to four thousand dollars, is a sign of not having achieved that equality."
