The lower class does suffer the most, but unfortunately it is the policies intended to help them which actually cause most of the problem. By giving money to people without producing more stuff - or even making it harder to produce the same - you MUST have inflation, rationing, or empty shelves - and often all three.
The solution to allowing lower classes to have more stuff is to make it easier for everybody to produce more stuff.
Giving money CAN help with distribution of stuff, allowing poor people to purchase a larger share. But it requires lots of money given directly to the people that need it (vs allowing the gov't to spend it themselves). And also requires lots of high inflation. Imagine, for example, just giving everyone £10M to spend on whatever they want. This would not create any more stuff - but it would sure be a big equalizer for people buying that stuff!
But really - if we could all focus a bit more on production - allowing, encouraging, and celebrating it - then we'd all have a lot more stuff.
The solution to allowing lower classes to have more stuff is to make it easier for everybody to produce more stuff.
Giving money CAN help with distribution of stuff, allowing poor people to purchase a larger share. But it requires lots of money given directly to the people that need it (vs allowing the gov't to spend it themselves). And also requires lots of high inflation. Imagine, for example, just giving everyone £10M to spend on whatever they want. This would not create any more stuff - but it would sure be a big equalizer for people buying that stuff!
But really - if we could all focus a bit more on production - allowing, encouraging, and celebrating it - then we'd all have a lot more stuff.