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It was placated with an economy and a political system that provided for more than just the very rich, only to rise again after a decades-long, worldwide "conservative" movement reverse things.
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Agreed.
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Bernie isn't extreme, though.
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In terms of traditional politics and acceptable policies (being anathema to most of what we call "capitalism"), he is. Not extreme in rhetoric or luridness of policy prescriptions, like Trump, of course.
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Literally the only way to do that is to be more like Bernie, though. If we're not willing to use government to take a bit more from the wealthy and spend it on the less fortunate, there's literally no way to close that gap.
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I don't disagree. But even if we taxed the .00001% at 90% of everything over $1mil a year, there's not enough to bring the level of equality needed. Also, extreme redistribution does have an adverse impact on growth. Comparisons to Eisenhower years having a 90% top rate are inapt, for obvious reasons.
