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March 3rd, 2016 - 10:06 am § in Uncategorized

Why the rich are doing so well and nobody else is

All wealth is created by workers. What separates the wealthy from the working classes is how it’s distributed. The problem isn’t that America has lost its work ethic; it’s inequality of power, and what’s missing is fairness.[...]

April 28th, 2015 - 8:38 am § in America

What causes inequality?

  Hint: Studies have shown the best predictor of success in America is how wealthy or poor your parents are. Here’s an interesting subtext: An experiment by a Harvard researcher that tested employer attitudes found a white job applicant (actually a research associate) claiming to have jus[...]

March 1st, 2015 - 8:30 pm § in Politics

We all live in the same jungle

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October 22nd, 2014 - 3:56 pm § in America

It’s Really Happening: America’s Middle Class Is Vanishing

America is experiencing not only income inequality, but also wealth inequality, which isn’t surprising.  What’s shocking is how far it has gone. The post-World War 2 gains made by the middle class have been completely eradicated, and U.S. wealth distribution is now back at 1940s levels,[...]

October 15th, 2014 - 9:28 am § in The Ave Scene

Bill Gates discusses income inequality

Bill Gates reviews Thomas Piketty’s tome on income inequality.  His perspective is worth consideration. Wealth and Capital Why Inequality Matters By Bill Gates  on October 13, 2014 A 700-page treatise on economics translated from French is not exactly a light summer read—even for someone w[...]

September 24th, 2014 - 4:47 am § in Misc.

Berkeley Blog: A review of Picketty

Inequality In the Twenty-First Century john powell, director, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society | 5/2/14 | As part of his nationwide book tour, French economist Thomas Piketty stopped in San Francisco to speak to overflowing lecture halls. ….. Piketty’s new book, Capital in the[...]