Inequality and competing elite networks

Claims that the K-shaped economy is over remain contested by housing inflation, weak consumer sentiment, credit stress, regressive energy costs, multiple-job dependence, gender gaps, debt burdens, and evidence that the bottom 80% is losing ground. The WEF gender report’s 69.2% parity score and 120-year projection, combined with AI distributional risks and European debt pressures, intensify questions about Davos legitimacy and burden sharing.