Piketty proves his point using data ( or should that be Data? ), so it's a bit harder to argue that it's just perception and that the losers in the game of life are merely angry that they were not born at the top of the meritocracy.
It's the difference between "it sure looks as though the lord of the manor is earning more than he deserves" and, "here are the books showing the lord of the manor took in 2 pounds of rent for every pound that was his by right.".
And Piketty is not even touching on the fact that we know that our financial elites basically rigged the game in 2008.
It's the difference between "it sure looks as though the lord of the manor is earning more than he deserves" and, "here are the books showing the lord of the manor took in 2 pounds of rent for every pound that was his by right.".
And Piketty is not even touching on the fact that we know that our financial elites basically rigged the game in 2008.