Without inflation it grows even faster. Warren Buffet literally describes inflation as a tax - I agree with that. Taxes are [should be] a way of redistributing

Without inflation it grows even faster. Warren Buffet literally describes inflation as a tax - I agree with that. Taxes are [should be] a way of redistributing wealth more fairly. Responding to your later edit: yes, wealthy people have more opportunities that come from wealth, and therefore can expect their wealth to collect more wealth disproportionately quickly. Inflation does work to correct this.