Here is a piece by Paul Graham, beloved of the startup crowd for his involvement in Y Combinator:
http://www.paulgraham.com/ineq.html In this piece, Graham advances the depressing thesis that the post-WWII period of middle-class prosperity was a historical moment, and that what we are seeing now is a reversion to the historical norm of big disparities in wealth. One fascinating thing about his essay is that he seems to be arguing that this is as it should be, and that we should just limit our efforts to eliminating dire poverty. Graham believes that if he is successful in what he is doing with promoting startups, it will have the effect of increasing the gap between the wealthy and everyone else. Here is Bill O'Reilly's rebuttal, which I haven't fully read, but include for anyone who is interested: https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/what-paul-graham-is-missing-about-inequality-a9f7e1613059 Eric
