[Asooka]

Maybe it's time to enforce a maximum wage similar to how we enforce a minimum wage? Maybe maximum = 10000 * minimum? This won't stop people from amassing assets and power (i.e. we aren't enforcing a maximum number of expensive art you can own, or senators you can call), but might curb the inequality among wage workers and CEOs.

[Broken_Hippo]

I've thought about this, and very nearly would agree with you, but it would take some things away. The hope of lottery winnings and the escapist dreams that come with it, for example. Would that be excluded?

If some bloke comes up with a cure for 20% of the world's most common cancers, do I care if he's filthy rich? Would Gates be able to do his charity work if he didn't once make a load of money?

Furthermore, do I care if the person at the top is getting rich so long as the folks at the bottom aren't struggling and miserable?

The answer to the last one is: Not really. I do prefer that there be less difference between the CEO and the janitors. I'd prefer to set a standard of living that is higher than the poverty guidelines in the US and encourage companies to pay enough to meet this (at least for a single person to live independently and be a part of society). I just don't see how the maximum would help this more than it'd hurt other things.