There is nothing inherit to free markets that leads to the phenomena that you describe.  It is artificial distortions of the market that lead to inequality through exclusive political connections to public spending projects, favoritism via regulatory capture, elitism via occupational licensing, and other acts of market interference that inject privilege into the system.<p>Also as a side note, if you&#x27;re going to carry on with this narrative you may wish to confine it to an intra-national context where wealth inequalities are indeed measurable, as opposed to bringing the &#x27;millions of third world people&#x27; (actually billions) into the picture who have experienced unprecedented increases in standards of living due to the expansion of market economies over the past century.  Wealth inequality is increasing within countries, it is decreasing between countries.