Let's be honest and acknowledge that we are seeing a rapid movement

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46. Name the historical stat that compares to what I cited.

When the USA was founded, there were only 13 colonies, with the size of the continental land mass, independent indigenous nations, maroons of escaped enslaved people, abundant natural resources, and a federal government with hardly any reach making the comparison, then to now, largely meaningless.

Sure, many on DU take any opportunity to bash Bernie Sanders, one of only a few candidates that take wealth concentration seriously. You say no one is downplaying this, before you downplay it yourself with the ahistorical comparison to the 18th century US.

Citizens United, dark money, unregulated capital, the depletion of resources, and the lack of a consensus economic policy all contribute to the massive problem of inequality. But don't take my word for it. Stop by any of the massive tent cities that surround any metropolitan area, in the US or abroad. Ask anyone whose disenfranchised by this system of concentrated wealth if they're expecting the next industrial or information revolution to lift them up. Or minimally, point to any statistical or policy trend with promise to change the current directions.

Thanks in advance.