Income Disparity

Stop the Presses: The Rich Get Richer

Steven Clifford | Posted 04.02.2012

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The New York Times published an op-ed titled "The Rich Get Even Richer." I guess their next scoops will be "Hudson River Full of Water" and "Pope Benedict XVI Is Catholic."

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Think Again: Money Talks, Media Balks

Eric Alterman | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, Wealth Inequality, Uscs, One Percent, Media Criticism, Wealth Disparity, Income Disparity, Classism, Media Critique, Class Warfare, Media Bias, Income Inequality, Media News

Instead of seeking remedies to this ongoing problem, the putative guardians of our democratic principles, rights and responsibilities -- the United States Supreme Court -- has chosen to vastly exacerbate the situation.

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Dear Jamie Dimon

Jess Coleman | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Jamie Dimon, 2012: Our Election, Jamie-Dimon-Occupy, Chase Bank, Occupy Wall Street, James Theckston, Income Disparity, Economic Inequality, Jamie Dimon JP Morgan, High School News

Mr. Dimon, you seem to think it's an attack to ask you to pay more taxes. But shouldn't you be required to pay more into a system that arbitrarily benefitted you more than others? Seems fair to me.

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Real Consequences of Income Inequality

Frank A. Weil | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Income Disparity, Zurich, Crime, Pickpockets, Crime News

A little encounter opened my complacent and privileged mind to a not so brave new world out there that we have to deal with and try to correct.

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Mapping Out New York's Wealthiest And Poorest Neighborhoods

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Census, New York Statistics, Homeless Population, Income Inequality, Wnyc, Ny News, Coalition for the Homeless, Income Disparity, New York Census, New York's Wealthiest, New York News

WNYC has built an interesting map using data from the Census Bureau to highlight the city's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods. The data, which ...

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Labor Force's Share Of Income Plunges To Record Low

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: u.s. Labor Force, Income Gap, Income Disparity, Labor Force, Labor, Labor Share of Income, Income Inequality, Wealth Gap, Median Income Falling, Video, Business News

The labor force's share of income has plunged to its lowest level since the measure was first recorded. The labor force's share of income -- or th...

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Understanding Where the Occupy Folks Are Coming From

Jared Bernstein | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street Protest, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Income Disparity, Economic Inequality, #Occupywallstreet, Inequality, Occupy Movement, Business News

Why has income inequality gone up so much and why does it matter? Let's start with facts of the case.

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Take Our Children, Please!

Steve Fraser | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Bond Market, The One Percent, Income Inequality, Wealth Disparity, We Are the 99 Percent, Sacrifice, Occupy Wall Street, Income Disparity, Jonathan Swift, #Occupywallstreet, New York Stock Exchange, Politics News

In 1729, Jonathan Swift's idea was simple: the starving Irish should sell their own children to the rich as food. I want to suggest that we put in motion a similar undertaking. The basic idea is that we offer ourselves up as a sacrifice to the bond markets.

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Facing the Facts About Shared Sacrifice

Gregory Floyd | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Taxes, Labor Unions, Occupy Wall Street, Middle Class, Millionaire's Tax, Income Disparity, Public Sector, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

Protests are forming all over the country, and the message is clear: it's time for this country to be taken away from the wealthy special interests and given back to the people.

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Income Distribution and the Occupy Wall Street Movement

José Fernando López | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Income Disparity, Income Inequality, Economy, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

Unbeknownst and unintentionally -- a report from the Congressional Budget Office has done nothing but provide new munitions to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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Don't Protest the Rich, Get Rich

Grant Cardone | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Wealth, Michael Moore, Occupy Wall Street, Income Disparity, Capitalism, Business News

The rich would love nothing more than for everyone move up an income or wealth level. It is ridiculous to think the the richest 1% want to hold others...

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Poverty Amid Plenty: America's Continuing Shame

David Coates | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Super-Rich, Social Mobility, Unemployment, Poverty, Food Insecurity, Health Care Coverage, Morality, Racial Discrimination, Income Disparity, Politics News

To what degree are we all fellow-citizens in this society, and to what degree are we not? Are we one America or are we two? If we are one America, it is surely time to make the alleviation of poverty our number one priority.

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Occupied America: Bridging the Divide

Annabel Park | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Campaign Finance Reform, Unemployment, The One Percent, Too Big to Fail, We Are the 99 Percent, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Income Disparity, Regulation, Main Street, Tax Reform, Politics News

How do we define ourselves as a nation and how do we fix what isn't working in America today? This is what has motivated so many Americans to occupy Wall Street and Main Street from coast to coast.

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The Cities With The Highest Income Inequality

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Video, Poverty, Wealth, Income Inequality, US Poverty, Low-Income, Income Inequality States, Business News, Income Disparity, Wealth Gap, Business News

Maybe Americans are so fed up with growing income inequality because it's so widespread. The cities with the highest levels of income inequality a...

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Stupid

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.21.2011

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"The Economy Stupid" were the words on the now famous sign in successful presidential candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 war room. Today, that sign should be in the war rooms of all candidates.

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Normalizing Poverty With Hope

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Income Disparity, Poverty, Homelessness, Living-in-Poverty, Children in Poverty, Politics News

Is poverty in America becoming normalized? Have 16.4 million children living in poverty become an accepted part of American life? The answer seems to be yes.

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Wait, Aren't Family Homes Off-Limits?

Jacoba Urist | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Parenting News, Politics News, Millionaire's March, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Right to Privacy, Wealth Disparity, Occupy Wall Street, Jaime Dimon, Ruport Murdoch, New York News, Income Disparity, New York Protests, New York News

Under all of Occupy Wall Street's signage, there's a fundamental truth we can't afford to ignore: the growing income gap in this country is a big problem for everybody. Yesterday, though, they crossed a line in the sand.

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Big Ideas and the Concentration of Wealth

Jared Bernstein | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Income Disparity, Income Inequality, Information Technology, Smarter Ideas, Economics, Economy, Business News

Why did we economists squander the opportunity for a new paradigm of thought? Not because there's so much information on the web. It is, at least in part, because the concentration of wealth and power blocked the new ideas from a fair hearing.

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Boss-Worker Income Gaps Face Scrutiny With Recovery Slowing

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Income Disparity, Comp, Ceo Pay Gap, CEO Pay, Fairness, Executive Compensation, Inequality, Video, Business News

LONDON (Ben Hirschler and Scott Barber) - A stuttering economy and anemic profit growth means company bosses' pay is unlikely to rise as fast this...

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Study: Black Household Wealth Dropped 53% During Recession

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Racial Wealth Gap, Income Disparity, Race, Economic Inequality, The Recession, Home News

From the New York Times: Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during...

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The Tax Burden of the Very Rich

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Orrin Hatch, Income Tax, Income Disparity, Budget Deficit, Hedge Fund Managers, Politics News

The main reason that the tax rate in the United States for the rich is low is that being rich, many of the rich do not need to work.

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Hunger and Food Insecurity in Epic Proportions (Video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Farm Bill, Food Justice, Hunger, Poverty, Rachel Bristol, Food Insecurity, Income Disparity, Oregon Food Bank, Impact News

If America is the greatest nation in the world, why can't we eliminate (or significantly reduce) hunger and food insecurity in this country?

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An Unconscionable Silence

Rick Sloan | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Congress, Labor, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Income Disparity, Jobs, Organized Labor, Israel, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Politics News

Where are labor's allies? Where are Israel's friends? Where, exactly, are the supporters of civil rights, immigrant rights and women's rights? Each ...

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Warning! Inequality May Be Hazardous to Your Growth

Andrew Berg | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Wealth Inequality, Income Inequality, Wealth Disparity, Income Disparity, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Business News

Some dismiss inequality and focus instead on overall growth -- arguing, in effect, that a rising tide lifts all boats. But when a handful of yachts become ocean liners while the rest remain lowly canoes, something is seriously amiss.

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Democrats Have To Stand Up to the GOP's Budget Proposals, Even if It Means a Government Shutdown

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.07.2011

My message to the Democrats is simple and straightforward: Hold the line, and do not fold. As bad as a shutdown would be, allowing the Republicans to win would be far worse for the country.

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