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Is extreme inequality a flaw in modern capitalism, or is it the system working as intended? In his monumental work, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, economist Thomas Piketty unveils a startling truth backed by two centuries of data. He reveals a fundamental force at the heart of our economy: wealth from capital consistently grows faster than economic output. This dynamic inevitably concentrates fortunes, threatening the foundations of our democratic societies and challenging everything we believe about merit, hard work, and economic destiny in the modern world.