Although you and I probably disagree on root causes and perhaps solutions, this was a great summary. Thank you. Reading the HN comments, it occurs to me what a

Although you and I probably disagree on root causes and perhaps solutions, this was a great summary. Thank you. Reading the HN comments, it occurs to me what a total mess this is. People on all sides are not happy. Furthermore it's one of those he-said, she-said stories where each party has a long and detailed argument for why outsiders should consider things one way or another. Along those lines, I am very unhappy that Piketty chose to give this interview on this topic. I want to see his ideas about wealth being put under harsh light and deep scrutiny -- after all, he's supposed to have something important to say in this matter. But now he's just turning into another Krugman -- economist-cum-pundit. That's probably great for his career, but it makes honest and objective evaluation of his ideas much more difficult because from now on everybody's going to conflate his political views on various matters with his academic ones. Bah.