Tag Archives: Income Gap

Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge: Richard Epstein on Inequality, Taxes, Politics and Health Care

. I actually agree with Richard Epstein on one thing. Which is definitely a rarity, but when Epstein says that its not that inequality is a problem. But the lack of mobility and opportunity for people at the bottom, or … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Opinion: Mark Thoma: Are Calls for Wealth Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice?: How to Expand Economic Opportunity in America

Money, Money, Money The Fiscal Times: Opinion: Mark Thoma: Are Calls For Income Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice? Wealth or income redistribution, it depends on how you define it because government at all levels does it all the time … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable

New York Times: Opinion: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable Source:The New Democrat As I’ve made this point on this blog before comparing the Scandinavian economies with the United States simply does not work. You would be better off … Continue reading

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Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Julian Adorney: “Killing the Maximum Wage Myth”: Why a Maximum Wage Would be a Horrible Idea

Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Julian Adorney: Killing the Maximum Wage Myth Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on BloggerPeople on the far left … Continue reading

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The Economist View: Opinion: Robert Shiller: ‘Better Insurance Against Inequality’

Economist’s View: Opinion: Robert Shiller: ‘Better Insurance Against Inequality’ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I could blog about indexing taxation of income for the … Continue reading

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The Economist: Editorial Board: Inequality in America: How to be a True Progressive

The Economist: Editorial Board: Inequality in America: How to be a True Progressive Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I’ve mentioned before that I do not qualify as a Progressive, at least … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Opinion- Sean Mcelwee- “Republicans Focus on Mobility Over Inequality Has a Major Flaw”: How Social Mobility Lead to Income Equality

 The New Republic: Opinion- Sean Mcelwee- Republicans Focus on Mobility Has a Major Flaw   Economic mobility is the ability of people to move up in the economic system, to see their income increase, allowing them to live in freedom … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Shields and Brooks on Bob McDonnell, Income Inequality and Hillary Clinton

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The so-called income inequality issue or what I prefer to call it the education gap that leads to the income gap, has to do with professional skills or … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Opinion: Gregory Mankiew: Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden

New York Times: Opinion: Gregory Mankiew: Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Gregory Mankiew seems to be arguing in his New York Times column that the best … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur- ‘The Only Group Opposing Racial Equality’

. Source:The New Democrat Not sure if America is a center-right or center-left country and not sure how Cenk Uygur gets that. But we certainly aren’t a country that goes very far right or left even though we certainly have … Continue reading

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