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Some, like Ray Dalio, argue that the rise of populism has become the biggest threat to the markets. Many agree, populists very much included, that a rise in inequality and stagnating wages have been the main impetus for that rise. Where views differ is what has caused that and who have been the main beneficiaries. […]

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The bottom 60% of the US income distribution receives more in transfer payments than it pays in taxes. The top 20% pay for virtually all government and transfer payments, testifying to great “government inequality”. Yet, a relevant question is which has a greater economic impact, “government inequality” or market inequality? The Top 20% Of US […]

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Evidence is mounting that rising inequality is producing negative economic effects. These effects range from producing insufficient demand, financial instability, a decline in societal cohesion, trust and upward mobility. Those who are worried by these developments are not necessarily motivated by envy, nor do they want to abolish capitalism. What is necessary is a dispassionate […]

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I earn 1000 times the median wage, but I do not buy 1000 times as much stuff. My family owns three cars, not 3,000. I buy a few pairs of pants and a few shirts a year, just like most American men. Nick Hanauer via Rising inequality destroys the economy.

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Debate among the big beasts..

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The economic and social ills produced by rising inequality..

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Civil wars, derailing economic recovery, wow…

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