The United States used to be planted thick with $40M/year companies. These sustained families and made modest opportunities to innovate. They could be anywhere.

The United States used to be planted thick with $40M/year companies. These sustained families and made modest opportunities to innovate. They could be anywhere. I used to work at one. It doesn't exist any more. At some point this went out of style. Because of observer bias, this is what I see when people talk about inequality. And I see that it was quite deliberately chosen.