Excellent piece, Michelle. A reality today is that the very wealthy are blind to anyone else’s problems or struggles because it is easy to insulate themselves from others unlike them. Some, like Bill Gates and Mackenzie Scott, are truly committed to dispersing their billions of dollars to help people but they are few and far between. In the U.S., the powers that be continue to fuel the gross inequity that is causing the middle class to shrink. It is indeed similar to the Gilded Age which ultimately led to major societal reforms and a national income tax.