Evening Must-Read: Richard Reeves: Wealth, Inequality, and the ‘Me? I’m Not Rich!’ Problem

…The problem might be political rather than economic. The soar-away wealth of those at the pinnacle of the distribution can start to make the people just below them feel distinctly middle-class. I’ve just played the part of Straight Man Scholar in a sketch on “The Daily Show” poking fun at the struggles of those only just scraping into the top 1% with a family wealth of $4 million or more. “Daily Show” correspondent Hasan Minhaj became a faux class warrior on behalf of those struggling to get by with just one or two homes and having to share a private jet…”