It is no puzzle Stu, there is no equality in a capitalist system, nobody promised equality. They promised freedom of sorts and social upheaval

In a way it makes sense as the wealth producers must be unhindered, tax them too highly and they move to a regime which values them enough to allow them to work efficiently.
Trickle down economics are the basis of capitalist society, cut out the wealth producers and the house of cards collapses.

I have shown you the only alternative, it will take another couple of generations, we would not like it, but they, "the people" will think it is heaven.