Larry Ludwig from Investor Junkie is occupying MMS this week in order to give us his thoughts on the income inequality debate generated by this summer's blockbuster bestseller: Thomas Picketty's Capital In the Twenty-First Century. Any time that a book as long as the Bible that is written by a French economist ends up on coffee tables around the world – you know something interesting has happened. For those of you having flashbacks to boring English classes, have no fear – this isn't a book club – we chat about what you can do claim your spot in a shrinking middle class no matter what the 1% is doing.

https://moneymastermindshow.com/episode8-is-wealth-inequality-systemic-in-our-world/

Some important questions discussed in this episode:

• Is income inequality even a problem? Hasn't it been around forever?
• What has taxation looked like in the past? It can't have changed that much right?
• How does corporate taxation and recent "corporations as people" chatter factor into this whole income inequality debate?
• What do the infamous 1% do to make all their money? (*Hint: They aren't just working more overtime.)
• What steps can you take regardless of what the 1% are doing?

Panelists In This Episode:

• Special Guest: Larry Ludwig | Investor Junkie
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney