http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/04/19/inequality-in-60-seconds/ A multi-disciplinary blog about what makes cultures "thick": public discourse, multiculturalism, technology, and civic engagement. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/04/19/inequality-in-60-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 When is inequality constructive? « An (aspiring) Educator’s Blog Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:26:44 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/?p=1019#comment-1853 [...] the Boston Review article Inequality matters: Why globalization doesn’t lift all boats (via thickculture), Nancy Birdsall clarifies the distinction between constructive inequality and deconstructive [...] [...] the Boston Review article Inequality matters: Why globalization doesn’t lift all boats (via thickculture), Nancy Birdsall clarifies the distinction between constructive inequality and deconstructive [...]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/04/19/inequality-in-60-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Brent Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:09:47 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/?p=1019#comment-1837 According to figures, wealth has grown for all income brackets. The lowest income earners did grow their wealth over those years , but just not as fast as the higher income earners. Typically when we think of growing inequality we envision the poor getting poor-er but this simply isn't the case in above study. According to figures, wealth has grown for all income brackets. The lowest income earners did grow their wealth over those years , but just not as fast as the higher income earners. Typically when we think of growing inequality we envision the poor getting poor-er but this simply isn’t the case in above study.

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/04/19/inequality-in-60-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Sociological Images » SOCIAL CLASS AND THE TAX BURDEN Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:55:16 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/?p=1019#comment-1830 [...] second figure (from Matthew Yglesias via Thick Culture) illustrates increasing income inequality.  It compares the average after-tax income for each  [...] [...] second figure (from Matthew Yglesias via Thick Culture) illustrates increasing income inequality.  It compares the average after-tax income for each  [...]

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