I really don't think the poor are getting poorer. Would you rather be poor today, poor 50 years ago, or poor 100 years ago? I would choose today. Because a capi

I really don't think the poor are getting poorer. Would you rather be poor today, poor 50 years ago, or poor 100 years ago? I would choose today. Because a capitalist society facilitates investment into new technologies, whose prices tend to fall dramatically over time, thus becoming available to all, and improving the lives of all. You can be poor today, and still own a smartphone, a laptop, a TV, internet, a home with central air and heating, a car, and even get healthcare. If we're focus our perspectives on the gap between rich and poor, there's reason to be upset. But why should that gap matter for any of us in our own personal lives? Jeff Bezos owning a yacht and a mansion doesn't make me any less happy about my car and my apartment.