> But this level of wealth concentration and inequality is detrimental to the fabric of a society. We’re not better off, we’re not more innovative, we’re not he

> But this level of wealth concentration and inequality is detrimental to the fabric of a society. We’re not better off, we’re not more innovative, we’re not healthier or more cohesive or happier when this happens. I agree 100%, but you're ignoring the other factor that is detrimental to society: social factors. Notably, the divorce rate and single-parent rate among poor and working class Americans of all races has skyrocketed. Now, top earners will often tell you that there's nothing wrong with divorce or single-parenthood, but observe what they're actually doing themselves! Their low divorce and single-parent rates have remained steady over the past few decades, even as everyone else's is plummeting [1]. In addition, the middle and working class are losing their social support networks. Church attendance is down, union membership is down, and volunteer organization participation is down among those groups. In contrast, most top earners have large and robust social networks. I could go on and on about other social issues. Yes, wealth and income inequality is a big problem, but it's only one aspect of the decline of America's middle and working class (excluding the upper-middle class, which has continued to rise). We need to stress and incentivize social factors as well. The non-wealth and non-upper-middle-class should emulate what the top earners do in their social lives, not what they say. I still strongly support a wealth tax, and higher income taxes, as long as they're distributed directly to our citizens and not used to build additional government bureaucracy. 1. https://www.brookings.edu/research/middle-class-marriage-is-declining-and-likely-deepening-inequality/ https://www.brookings.edu/research/middle-class-marriage-is-...