Tag Archives: Wealth Gap

Professor Milton Friedman: Equality and Freedom

“Milton Friedman – Equality and Freedom” From Basic Economics Socialists like Senator Bernie Sanders and company, argue that it’s somehow wrong that we have people who make a lot of money, while we have some people who make very little money … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Are Calls for Wealth Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice?

Source:The New Democrat  Wealth or income redistribution, it depends on how you define it because government at all levels does it all the time everyday. And generally when government redistributes wealth it is noncontroversial. It taxes these people who live … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Source:The New Democrat  It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing much better than they were pre-civil rights that they still have a large income gap compared with Caucasian-Americans. And if … Continue reading

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