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>And I think there's broad agreement across the political spectrum that inequality is a problem No, I don't think there is.
by eli_gottlieb 10y ago
>And I think there's broad agreement across the political spectrum that inequality is a problem
No, I don't think there is.
- glup 10y agoAdmittedly this might be one of the white lies I tell myself in order to stomach American political discourse. Good catch.
- nickff 10y agoWhy must you ignore opposing viewpoints "in order to stomach American political discourse"? I find this point quite dismaying. Speaking as someone who has strong views, I think we should all strive to grant our intellectual opponents the respect we expect from them, and we should endeavor to understand their views. Ideally you would put yourself in the position where you could argue their side of the debate in a manner indistinguishable from them (according to them), only then could you claim to understand them.
- smallnamespace 10y agoJust to inject some data into this discussion: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/03/business/income-inequality-workers-rights-international-trade-poll.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/03/business/incom... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/business/inequality-a-major-issue-for-americans-times-cbs-poll-finds.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/business/inequality-a-majo... "Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people?" 'Should be more even': 44% for Republicans, 89% for Democrats, 66% for Independents This was back in 2015 -- given the way the campaign has gone this year, I'd expect those numbers to have risen.
- internaut 10y agoEli is right.