That is a silly argument. You are talking as if those who accumulated wealth hoard them. How do you think they got 'wealthy' in the first place? By spending it and creating more of it. They save some, invest some, be risky with some, and gave away some. No country got 'wealthy' by doing nothing with what they create. If anything, the legacy of communism was mismanaged natural resource, aka 'public wealth', by communists and the result was always the same all over -- poverty. China rapidly got better, or 'wealthier', by allowing private individuals to create their own 'wealth' and spend it as they see fit. I cannot help but...

...at this argument.