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The Wealth Inequality Mirage

Oct 13, 2010

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in Demography, Economic News, Poverty, Trends: Social, Weatlh and Income Distribution

RealClearMarkets.com: The Wealth Inequality Mirage … Mr. Reich is wrong. He and other levelers exaggerate economic inequality, eagerly, because they rely on pretax income, which omits the 97% of federal income taxes paid by the top half of income earners and the many "transfer payments," such as food stamps, housing assistance, Medicaid and Medicare. This…

Bridging the theology-economy gap – Susan Lee

Feb 16, 2010

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Theology

NPR Marketplace: Bridging the theology-economy gap Kai Ryssdal: The head of the Anglican Church is no fan of the global financial industry. The Archbishop of Canterbury has been stirring up controversy in England with some fairly strongly worded sermons and statements on that subject. A couple of weeks ago he brought those views to Wall…

Poor Aren’t Poor Because Rich Are Rich

Nov 4, 2008

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in Economics, History, Politics, Public Policy, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Real Clear Markets: Poor Aren't Poor Because Rich Are Rich Robert Samuelson (Emphasis is mine.) For years, we've debated rising economic inequality. On one side, liberals denounce it as unjust. Redistribute wealth to the poor and middle class, they say. On the other, conservatives minimize its importance. What matters most is overall economic growth, they…

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The Wealth Inequality Mirage

Bridging the theology-economy gap – Susan Lee

Poor Aren’t Poor Because Rich Are Rich