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Inequality gap got bigger under… Obama?

Yup, you heard that right. In fact, it is even more damning because, well read for yourself: In his weekend radio address, President Obama decried that “over the past three decades, the middle class...

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The State of Inequality

Rumors are that the President’s taxpayer-funded political speech State of the Union Address will focus on rising income and wealth inequality in the United States. As with almost everything this...

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At Least He’s Honest About It

Building on Alex’s post on income inequality, I note that Mathew Yglesias published this over at Vox. Yglesis advocates for raising the top marginal rate on salaries above $10 million to 90% and the...

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Upscale Seattle

Seattle is about to raise its minimum wage to a staggering $15 per hour. The deal is being touted as a cooperation between labor and business. However, that deal was basically extorted by the local...

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Government Doesn’t Fix Inequality Because it Can’t

Vox has one of their usual questions today, asking why our government doesn’t “fix” inequality. Now before I get into this, I should say that I’m not entirely convinced that inequality is a problem...

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