Governments That Promise Much Pilfer Most From People They Are Supposed to Serve

History warns us that the road to equity, though paved with good intentions, all too often leads to elite enrichment.

People wait in line to receive free food at a curbside pantry in New York City on April 24, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

Commentary

In an age when so many politicians cast themselves as benevolent champions of equity and social justice, a troubling pattern has emerged. The very systems designed to redistribute wealth and uplift the disadvantaged have often become vehicles for systemic abuse and the enrichment of entrenched elites.