Inequality is Overstated—and Overrated

Tags: Capitalism, Poverty, Socialism

06/19/2020 Robert Blumen

Measures of wealth inequality overstate actual inequality in terms of the standard of living of wealthy people relative to the rest.

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Original Article: “Inequality is Overstated—and Overrated“.

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