Mike Lapham

Mike Lapham is the director of United for a Fair Economy’s Responsible Wealth project, a network of business leaders, inheritors, and other wealthy people who believe the economic rules are tilted toward the rich at the expense of everyone else.

Breaking the Economic Race Barrier

 

One danger in a time of disaster is to lose sight of recent lessons. For example, the growth of economic inequality during the last 30 years has completely disproved the myth that a rising economic tide lifts all boats. Instead, we learned that some boats can be lifted spectacularly high, while others sink deeper in the mud. So, even as we scramble to keep the whole economic ocean from draining, we must pay attention to all the boats, big and small. And if we care about economic justice, we must pay special attention to the worst off.