I mean “prove” in the common usage, not as in mathematical proof.
If Piketty read Marx he wouldn’t be astounded to find that indeed r > g, wealth accumulates and one class enriches itself at the expense of the rest.
If Piketty read Marx he would not be lost about interpreting his own data, suggesting a wealth tax as if that would reconcile the contradictory nature by which capitalist wealth is produced in the first place.
You can’t prove human behavior theoretically, you can make predictions, and you can measure reality to see if it matches. Both are critical.
I mean “prove” in the common usage, not as in mathematical proof.
If Piketty read Marx he wouldn’t be astounded to find that indeed r > g, wealth accumulates and one class enriches itself at the expense of the rest.
If Piketty read Marx he would not be lost about interpreting his own data, suggesting a wealth tax as if that would reconcile the contradictory nature by which capitalist wealth is produced in the first place.