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U.S. income inequality: it’s not so bad

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  • Thomas A. Garrett

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Census data show that the income of the rich is growing faster than the income of the poor. But such common measures exaggerate the degree of income inequality. In addition, income inequality is the result of, and not a detriment to, a well-functioning economy.
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  • Thomas A. Garrett, 2010. "U.S. income inequality: it’s not so bad," Inside the Vault, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Spring.
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    1. Theodore J Everett & Bruce M Everett, 2015. "Justice and Gini coefficients," Politics, Philosophy & Economics, , vol. 14(2), pages 187-208, May.

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