I think concluding that concentrations of wealth and power is inevitable is exactly what the evidence suggests. Has there ever been a society where this did not eventually happen?
Historically, we've seen countless examples of societies becoming more and more unequal. Essentially all of them, true. But note a key piece: those societies weren't always getting more unequal. You can find many examples of societies pulling back from the brink after a period of consolidation.
Perhaps the goal isn't for wealth inequality to never increase. What if instead of perpetual increase or a sharp decrease, society achieved a sin-wave like equilibrium centered around some desirable level of wealth/power inequality?
It doesn't work if the level you desire is zero. Sorry, Marxists.
Perhaps the goal isn't for wealth inequality to never increase. What if instead of perpetual increase or a sharp decrease, society achieved a sin-wave like equilibrium centered around some desirable level of wealth/power inequality?
It doesn't work if the level you desire is zero. Sorry, Marxists.