>A athlete a little bit later in their career, should have substantial investments Yes, that makes them a capital owner, but it's hard to make a metaphor where

>A athlete a little bit later in their career, should have substantial investments Yes, that makes them a capital owner, but it's hard to make a metaphor where people aren't allowed to buy stocks with their excess money. >They probably also have a steady stream of sponsorship deals that get (re-)negotiated more frequently than salary at McDonald's Sure, but that still makes them worse off than a capital owner. >Very similar dynamics probably hold almost by definition for anyone who is wealthy. Sure, but a relatively low-wealth landlord is hurt less than a wealthy banker who consumes most of their salary. That's the only point- that it's more than rich/poor, even if the true nuance is correlated to rich/poor.