Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Morality of Income Inequality » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog

The Morality of Income Inequality » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog: "Income inequality is one of those pseudo-political issues that no one really thinks is an important issue. If anyone were truly concerned about unequal distributions of income they’d be willing to do something about it. But they aren’t. I’ve never met anyone who earns $40,000 a year express a desire to redistribute half their income to someone making only $20,000 a year so that we can help fix this immoral inequality problem. What people mean when they say that income inequality is a problem is that they think its a problem that someone who makes more than they do. “Income inequality” is merely the politically correct term for covetousness."

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