The merciless mind in a dog-eat-dog society: neoliberalism and the indifference to social inequality

•Evidence for the connection between neoliberalism and tolerance of social inequality at the individual and society level.•Neoliberalism is positively related to indifference to social inequality and acceptance of unequal power distribution.•At the society level, economic freedom and endorsement of meritocracy jointly predict acceptance of unequal power.