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Then why be so specific by saying income inequality?

• vinhboy 11y ago
  Same reason why we call "sea stars", "starfish", when it's not a fish. At this point it's just a name. It's a phrase a lot of people recognize and has become a rallying cry liberals. You can't change it anymore. TL;DR Because marketing.
  • stvswn 11y ago
    Or, another explanation: they really are talking about income inequality, and you don't agree.
  • atom-morgan 11y ago
    The issue is that they aren't just using the term starfish - they're usually giving more details about what they mean by "income inequality" and it usually has to do with the 1% literally having more money than most people.