Not very obvious but it was a joke. There's a sense (somewhat more common on HN than in Real Life) that the Free Market will result in an ideal equilibrium and egalitarian society, and it's funny to me, because (as you point out) it's so obviously not the case. But someone always brings it up in these contexts, so I was trying to get a jump on it with some mild sarcasm.

need to replace "but" with "b-but" next time :)

Solid technique, but I was going for a different voice, sort of a dramatic pause and a winking 'aha! - but what about the market? Ever think of that?'