If economists are bewildered either they are hopelessly bad at their jobs or we're in bigger trouble than we realize. 40 years ago, the average CEO made 35x more than the average employee. That meant in one month, they earned what the average employee earned all year. Today they earn the average employee's annual income before noon on New Years Day. In 40 years CEO salaries have gone up 1100% while average employee salaries have gone up 10.9%. What's to be bewildered about? Here's a link you should check out. https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/