I&#x27;ve always found this logic quite flawed: we have capitalism, and we have wealth inequality, therefore capitalism causes wealth inequality.<p>As far as I am aware, every single economical system in history has produced wealth inequality, so replacing it with something else wouldn&#x27;t really change much. It&#x27;s been tried numerous times, and none of those experiments managed to solve the issue of wealth inequality in a sustainable way.<p>Capitalism is far from being an ideal system, but it works, and replacing it can cause only more pain for everyone. I can see the appeal of blaming it for everything; it&#x27;s a handy scapegoat, &quot;the devil we know&quot; -- but I haven&#x27;t seen many realistic proposals what should replace it.