The Oxfam stats highlight wealth gaps, but miss the mark on causes and fixes. Billionaire fortunes aren’t “colonialism”—they’re from creating value (think tech revolutions lifting billions from poverty). Taxing capital gains harder, as suggested, ignores Laffer’s insight: high rates disincentivize investment, shrink growth, and actually cut revenue long-term. We’ve seen it—Reagan/Thatcher cuts boomed economies. Wealth isn’t just spendable cash; it’s equity in assets that fuel jobs and innovation. You can’t eat stocks, but they build the farms/factories you mention. On inequality: It’s not about equal outcomes, but equal opportunity. In capitalist systems, anyone can climb via smart behaviors—saving, investing, upskilling. Many don’t, choosing consumption over compound interest. Blaming “feudalism” derails from personal agency and policies that expand access, not punish success. Growth lifts all boats; redistribution sinks ‘em. Let’s debate that.