The NY Times makes a claim that opposes your claims. Try to avoid that all you want but the facts remain that you are blowing a bunch of smoke up everyone's collective butt,
Of course you have.
/rollleyes
It's quite remarkable how deep a hole you've dug for yourself. The authors of the study cited in the NYT piece go even further than I suggest, to the point of redistributing not only income but also capital-
They argue that future policy should focus more on raising the primary income of the American working class. Possibilities include improving education and job training, equalizing distribution of human and financial capital, and increasing labor bargaining power, combined with a return to steeply progressive taxation.
Meanwhile, Repubs are intent on cutting taxes for the 1% & beating the piss out of what's left of Unions. Their base seems entirely happy with that, cuz freedumb, I guess.