From the OECD: "Income inequality has reached record highs in most OECD countries. In the 1980s, the richest 10% of the population had 7 times the income of the poorest 10%; they now have almost 10 times the income of the poorest 10%.Wealth is even more concentrated in OECD countries than income.  In 2012, the bottom 40% owned only 3% of total household wealth in OECD countries for which data are available.  By contrast, the top 10% controlled half of all total household wealth and the wealthiest 1% owned 18%."

It seems Ms. Paris, you forgot the other lessons of history: Economic and political inequality. Nor do you seem to remember in the immediate post-war, liberal economics was tempered by policies to reduce inequality and let many share in economic growth. It was far from a perfect time, but over the last 40 years there has been a drift from the concept of social citizenship and fairness back to hierarchy and competition. 

Irrational policies are leading to irrational response