> Economic growth increases the gap. Piketty et.al. showed the exact opposite, for the US and other countries. Economic growth seems to generate more opportuni

> Economic growth increases the gap. Piketty et.al. showed the exact opposite, for the US and other countries. Economic growth seems to generate more opportunities for upwards social mobility. But they and you (and me) agree that inheritance is a main driver for the growing inequality, and progressive taxation of capital was proposed as a solution in the book, too.