Issues in International Political Economy - U.S. Tolerance of Income Inequality - January 2010 - Number 121

  • By Sidney Weintraub
    Jan 21, 2010

    Tolerance of the extent of income inequality varies among countries. Acceptance of income inequality is higher in the United States than in any other developed country. Many U.S. conservatives argue that significant differences in family or individual income levels stimulate activist entrepreneurs to try harder and that this leads to more economic growth than would be the case if income inequalities were substantially lower. Call this the philosophical argument for income inequality.  Groups that seek to retain the current degree of U.S. inequality do not call attention to the extent and sophistication of the special pleading of the rich.

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    Simon Chair in Political Economy
    Topics
    Trade and Economics
    Regions
    Americas
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Issues in International Political Economy - U.S. Tolerance of Income Inequality - January 2010 - Number 121
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