Rationism is a political theory that advocates benchmarking household outcomes against the median household net worth. Specifically, this doctrine advocates limiting or tethering the wealth of top households to a multiple of median household net worth in order to induce robust middle-class growth. A maximum ratio will be set (our proposal is 10,000:1) such that, going forward, no household will be permitted to accumulate more than 10,000x the median household net worth. (Existing household wealth will not be affected.) 

Rationists believe that conditioning future economic gains of top households on the proportional increase of median net worth will incentivize and deploy individuals with the most pecuniary interest and skill to efficiently diffuse earned capital into the middle and working classes without reliance on business regulations, corporate taxes, or special interest subsidies. Rationism applies no absolute wealth cap; unlimited household wealth accumulation is permitted, provided the prescribed 10,000:1 social aspect ratio is preserved.

Rationism, defined as “enforcing a maximum household net worth limit calculated as a multiple of median household net worth,” from Latin ratio, rationis + -ism. 

Rationism may also be described as Vitruvian Economics, Vitruvian Politics, Vitruvianism (from the theories of architectural proportion advocated by the Roman architect Vitruvius), rationomics (portmanteau of ratio + economics), ratioism, and proportionism.