> In every instance I've seen, redistribution does limit mobility > You keep harping on the US, but it is one of - if not the most - upwardly mobile societies

> In every instance I've seen, redistribution does limit mobility > You keep harping on the US, but it is one of - if not the most - upwardly mobile societies in history. The data doesn't support your conclusions. The US has lower social mobility than many of its (more redistributive) peers in the developed world. [1] 1 - https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-social-mobility-index-2020-why-economies-benefit-from-fixing-inequality#country-rankings https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-social-mobility-index...