I think this is a good perspective. I also think talking about the top 1% is unhelpful and obscures the picture in a different way. Most of the top 1% are remar

I think this is a good perspective. I also think talking about the top 1% is unhelpful and obscures the picture in a different way. Most of the top 1% are remarkably rich compared to the average American, but they are not so rich that they're completely removed from society or so rich that they have the power to buy politicians/laws to benefit themselves to the detriment of society in general. It's not helpful or fair to group engineers, doctors, and lawyers, etc. with robber barons. The framing of 99% vs 1% was a poor decision, and they likely picked those figures because they meme well. As you say, though, if everyone was truly taken care of, this would be a moot point.