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American progressives have long been concerned about the growing wealth gap in the United States; the country’s resources are increasingly controlled by a small group of people. But what about the rest of us? Conservative economists argue that a few...
So this happened earlier in the week: I had no idea this sort of thing even existed: I’m reminded of our discussion of Charles Murray’s recent book on social divisions among Americans. Murray talked about differences between upper and lower...
Wealthy Americans, by a sizeable margin, consider the federal debt to be the nation’s most important problem. Unlike the public as a whole, they support cutting spending on a wide variety of government programs, including health care and social security. They...
Really bad. Check out this video produced by Mashable. While many Americans apparently think the distribution of wealth in America is unjust (or dangerous), they don’t really appreciate just how bad it is. Watch it all the way to the...
Much of the discussion in political circles with regard to the state of the American economy, and the benefits of reform, has to do with social mobility. The great goal of economic reform, among progressives and even conservatives, seems to...