Adam Smith was the Piketty of his time. I'm guessing this is generally not obvious to the people who frequently cite him or portray him as some sort of free ma

Adam Smith was the Piketty of his time. I'm guessing this is generally not obvious to the people who frequently cite him or portray him as some sort of free market champion. It's interesting how the issues addressed by him are just as relevant 240 years later, the main ones being insufficient taxation of wealthy landowners and eventual consolidation of capital.