The Billionaire's Blinders: How America's Policies Enable Hyper Wealth The notion that anyone who works hard enough can achieve greatness is still a powerful myth in this country.
But as wealth inequality becomes increasingly impossible to ignore, it's clear that success is not just a matter of individual effort.
Systemic failures, carefully crafted over decades by politicians and policymakers, have created an environment where the accumulation of wealth is concentrated among a tiny elite.