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> Literally no one in America, save for a very few on the fringe, is talking about “eliminating income inequality.” People are seeking to and talking about redu
by golemotron 11y ago
> Literally no one in America, save for a very few on the fringe, is talking about “eliminating income inequality.” People are seeking to and talking about reducing income inequality.
This is disingenuous. On social and mainstream media the issue has been framed as "income inequality is a problem" not "excessive income inequality is a problem."
- pc86 11y agoI agree with you, but I think the author's point holds. Nobody except the truly out of touch are suggesting that every person in the country should earn and be worth the same amount of money. Just that the degree to which it's reached is too much.
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- jrock08 11y agoUnless you are trying to be obtuse, or hate brevity, the statement "eliminate income inequality" and "eliminate excessive income inequality" read exactly the same. No one is arguing for a move to a fully socialist state, so "eliminate income inequality" in the US means "tax the highest bracket more" and/or "add a higher tax bracket and tax it more" and/or "add a wealth tax". If you honestly look at the arguments rather than just arguing petty semantics you'll be better off in the long run.
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