The bottom 20% makes around 4% of the total income, so I grant that income is not as lopsided as wealth. And sure, you could potentially build a successful business targeting that. But it certainly doesn't seem like nearly as attractive a demographic to target as the other 80% with 96% of the cash flow.
For what it's worth, I favor a greater amount of wealth redistribution than we currently have not only because I think it's the morally right thing to do, but also because I think it would result in greater overall spending. (e.g. people who have a lot of surplus money now are less likely to spend those incremental savings than those who need more money to live comfortably now.)
http://www.wealthandwant.com/issues/income/income_distributi... (Summary Table 1. Effective Federal Tax Rates, 2005)
The bottom 20% makes around 4% of the total income, so I grant that income is not as lopsided as wealth. And sure, you could potentially build a successful business targeting that. But it certainly doesn't seem like nearly as attractive a demographic to target as the other 80% with 96% of the cash flow.
For what it's worth, I favor a greater amount of wealth redistribution than we currently have not only because I think it's the morally right thing to do, but also because I think it would result in greater overall spending. (e.g. people who have a lot of surplus money now are less likely to spend those incremental savings than those who need more money to live comfortably now.)