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https://information-warfare.com/weve-moved-wealth-to-the-top-3484640774ea

We’ve Moved Wealth to the Top How, Why, and What Now?

Alexious Fiero

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Rising Discontent: Like Weimar Germany’s working class in the 1930s, U.S. workers today face inflation, insecurity, and shattered expectations. This creates fertile ground for demagoguery — leaders promising simple answers and scapegoats. Systemic Options Ahead: • Reformist Path: Scandinavian-style social democracy (higher taxes, stronger public services, re-regulated capitalism). • Hybrid Path: China’s 50/50 state–private experiment, where government steers private capital. • Transformative Path: Democratizing the workplace — moving beyond the employer/employee hierarchy, akin to Marx’s vision of production without masters and workers. The Stakes: If inequality keeps widening, the U.S. risks becoming a playground for wealthy enclaves (New York, Silicon Valley, DC suburbs) surrounded by mass poverty. Alternatively, the crisis could force Americans to confront the taboo: questioning capitalism itself, not just its symptoms. 👉 Key takeaway: The wealth shift wasn’t an accident. It’s the logical outcome of policy choices and structural dynamics. The question is whether the U.S. adapts by reforming, doubling down on polarization, or daring to imagine new forms of economic democracy.