In absolute terms the poor get richer by doing absolutely nothing. Being poor today is objectively superior than being poor 25, 50, 100, or 200 years ago.
So I suppose your conclusion is we're doing it right? Well alrighty then.
So I suppose your conclusion is we're doing it right? Well alrighty then.
Judgement on inequality has to be relative to the here and now.
I've usually tried to compare myself vs. who I was 10 years ago, not to the people around me, and I suspect I've ended up significantly happier (and quite possibly wealthier) because of it.