Three Americans own more wealth than the bottom half of the country combined. This month, we're discussing Eat the Rich, the radical anti-capitalist movement that aims to tackle this problem by redistributing income and wealth from the rich to the poor. We begin our month-long examination by tackling some key questions: what it means to "eat the rich," where this idea comes from, and what concrete demands rich-eaters are making. Spoiler alert: Kanye West's jacuzzi (or lack thereof) and Jim Carrey's mom might have something to do with it.
More info about wealth inequality in the US: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2019/06/25/six-facts-about-wealth-in-the-united-states/
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