The most popular conspiracy theory in the US today is that American wealth is the result of a steady cabalistic transfer of extant wealth from the poor and middle class to "like 10 people" at the "tippy top." It's provably false but will define the next several election cycleshttps://twitter.com/AOC/status/1127270688925134849 …
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Replying to @webdevMason
I'm confused. Isn't regulatory capture that pushes profits back up to the game-players a transfer of wealth to the top? Are you disagreeing with the "10 people" phrase or that wealth is being taken from the poor and middle classes to the top?
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Replying to @jozdien
Regulatory capture benefits a percentage of the wealthy. Value creation still explains the growth, which has been substantial. If you tax both groups punitively without fixing the regulatory environment, you ultimately funnel wealth from value creators to rent-seekers.
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The idea that wealth has been taken from the poor/middle class is wholly unsupported — *growth* has been slower there (even stagnant, for the worst off). The problem is real, but misrepresenting it causes us to make stupid decisions.
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