Re: Trickle Up Theory.
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A poor person will have today what a rich person had 50 years ago.
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Umm, not really. Your understanding of economics seems to be non-existent. (Hint: Guess who pays for the tickets that are used to pay TO's salary.)
Here's how American capitalism and poker are different. Playing poker is optional, while you don't have much choice but to participate in our economic system. Moreover, the rules of poker are explicitly given and favor nobody. The rules in our capitalist society are much more complex and nobody knows them all; in addition, some people benefit disproportionately from the rules than the others through no skill or talent of their own. This is not necessarily how capitalism is supposed to be or would be in an ideal world, but it is how the real world works.
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