My political views had moderated in recent decades. But watching the results of a bunch of rich guys building a web of sophisticated financial instruments to increase wealth disparities, followed by watching it totter because another rich guy couldn’t keep his fly zipped, is moving me quickly back to the left. I doubt I’m the only one.
I’m 67 years old. At this point I would bet on one of two things in my remaining lifetime. Either the people at the top will come together on a plan to redistribute wealth back down the ladder, or else society will rise up and do it for them. If it ends up being the latter alternative, quite a bit of violence would not surprise me. People are justifiably mad.