“They live in an alternate universe.”
Yes, the alternate universe in which ‘wealth’ just ‘exists’, to be distributed. The alternate universe in which people will make the same efforts to be successful, no matter if they get to benefit from those efforts or not.
Unfortunately, that alternate universe actually does exist, and the connections between that universe and ours are found at universities and in government buildings.
“The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals.”.....
Does the writer think that when we are all in the “poverty” class, the economy will rebound? I think not!