There is a debate about increasing inequality in the United States, other rich countries and also developing countries over the last 45 years or so. One person who have made a significant contribution to that debate is Thomas Piketty of France. In his 2013 book "Capital in the 21st Century" Piketty stated that the reason why inequality was rising was because the growth in the value of wealth held by the rich, such as stocks and housing, rises faster over time than economic growth -- thus the rich get richer. Piketty in 2019 wrote another book "Capital and Ideology" in which he discusses participatory socialism and much much more. There is a wide range of responses about what to do about inequality, if anything, ranging from Piketty's proposal for a global redistribution of wealth via a wealth tax and cash transfers to the poor, to encouraging the creation of more small businesses, to simply allowing the free enterprise system to continue to function, with perhaps some steps to reduce concentration of industries. Please read the review above. Discuss inequality and what if anything you consider would be an appropriate approach to mitigate it. Include data from an outside academic-level reference to support your reasoning.​