Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
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As capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.
Research suggests that large divisions of income and wealth weaken demand and generate economic imbalances that create instability and undermine growth.
One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.
History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy.
Big government inevitably drives an upward distribution of wealth to those whose wealth, confidence and sophistication enable them to manipulate government.
The more dynamic the capitalistic expansion, the greater the disparity. It is from the disparity that we are going to get all the political upheaval for the next few years.
Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil.
Inequalities of wealth lead to a dispersion in wealth for all.