According to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, ever-increasing wealth inequality is a necessary and inevitable feature of almost all capitalist economic systems. The major exception to this rule was the:
A) nineteenth century
B) mid-twentieth century
C) 1970s
D) years since the 2008 recession

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Piketty argues that the mid-twentieth century was a major exception to the rule of ever-increasing wealth inequality due to the disruptive effects of two world wars, the Great Depression, and the implementation of government policies such as progressive taxation, strong trade unions, and welfare programs. These factors contributed to a more equal distribution of wealth in many countries during this period.

According to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Ever-Increasing