Is "the rich getting richer" a problem?

[Kasz216]

Zkuq said:

Kasz216 said:

Zkuq said:
The rich get richer by getting more money, and that's some more money that someone else can't have. So there you go, it's a problem because other people will have less money available.

That's now how money works.  The economy isn't a zero sum game... wealth is created and destroyed.  So it's totally possible for somebody to get richer while also making other people more rich via the creation of more wealth.

Depends on the rate of changes. I really haven't looked into things but to me it often sounds like the rich are getting richer quite rapidly which hints at them getting richer quicker than more wealth is created. But, like I said, I haven't looked into things so I could be horribly wrong.

There is an issue, but it doesn't have to do with rich individuals.

The problem is rich households.  Which makes it far more complicated.

Individual Gini-coefficent is actually down.

 

The average gap between a rich guy and poor guy dropped.  (CEO increases being an outlier so it seems.)

The gap between rich households and poor households have increased however... and keep increasing.

 

Confusing right?   It's not so much the rich are getting richer (outside of some small exceptions) but in fact that the rich are marrying richer.

While the poor are marrying poorer... or not marrying at all.

 

Which makes it a lot harder to target.   Maybe get rid of the marriage credit above a certain tax level and make it so married people can't file seperatly?  I'm not sure that really makes a big difference.