intended) of material regarding the issue...including polled opinions on how to rectify. BTW, there are other sources you - and others - can access, such as the "World Inequality Database" (http://WID.world) for greater understanding on the issue...and real, worldwide data.
I also provided a Fed report on the relationship of inequality to political polarization...while media certainly amplifies and bends opinions, there are solid underlying reasons why this gap exists and why if allowed to grow too large, it is dangerous to all of society.
Your constant reference to the concept of "Everyone" sharing the same fate is non-productive...as I'm tallying up the number of times I have to repeat it, that idea has no home with me...please stop.
The concept of an "economic ceiling", however, does register with me...and a lot of others (e.g. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and many other billionaires). One of the insights brought up by Thomas Piketty is that market forces don't apply fairly to all income levels...I believe I've used this example before, so apologies if you've already heard this...CEOs consistently get 'generous' compensation' from their BODs (selected by the CEO), who have "Compensation Committees" that hire "Compensation Consultants" who know where their bread is buttered, and who 'rarely' recommend a reduction in pay for the CEO...seemingly without concern for actual 'value added'....would that the line workers and staff members had such 'Consultants'. For these and similar reasons (i.e. lack of strong correlation between 'performance' and pay in may studies of executive compensation), we need to discuss means of correcting this Income/Wealth Gap contributor.
On this score, you probably have first hand knowledge...i.e. Doctors, Nurses, Tech, Staff pay versus Hospital Executives (again, see Steven Brill's book "America's Bitter Pill"), and the impact of Hospital consolidation...another topic I'd like to engage with you about (I'm on your side, btw).
Note wrt Fareed Zakaria...I've been meeting weekly for over a decade with friends who have a range of political views...some quite conservative...and all of them watch Fareed...this is only anecdotal, but telling...try it for awhile.
One more thing on your "Hot Button" of Socialism v. Capitalism...I know for a fact that Democrats have 401Ks and like them very much...getting rid of Capitalism never has been included in that party's platform...reforming the real and often unavoidable "Ills" of Capitalism is...and if you need a listing I'll be happy to provide it...remember, I'm a proud owner of an MBA...one that I've used to help advance corporate interests at the highest levels.