The share contributed by the wealthies in in the united states is relatively high. You could argue it should be higher, as you would point out. I don't really have a model ti to know what that amount would be. But even when the real question for me is, is the size of government, if there's a reason to be larger.
Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century talks to Econtalk host Russ Roberts about the book. The conversation covers some of the key empirical findings of the book along with a discussion of their significance.