Table of Contents
Section 1: Unyielding Inequality
Weak job market for the lower middle class
Additional costs weigh on the middle class
GDP growth keeps going to the rich
Future tech will make it worse
Section 2: The Government Seems Stuck (Regulations and taxation upset the economy)
No, borrowing can’t bankroll it all
No, taxing high incomes isn’t the panacea
No, a new wealth tax won’t fund it all
No, the government can’t force corporations to reduce inequalities (only a bit)
No, free stuff is not a solution
No, a negative tax for low-income workers can’t reach the sky
Section 3: Inequality Is Polarizing Politics
Surge of the far left
Rise of the reactionary right
Section 4: Macroeconomics, not Politics
Could a parallel (green) economy reduce inequality?
Monetary tricks did unlock politics more than once!