Business leaders Quote by Arnold Kling

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

— Ferdinand Mount

The term 'income inequality' is a bit misleading because it suggests in a somewhat pejorative way that the rich are getting richer at the…

— Edward Lazear

In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor…

— Sri Mulyani Indrawati

“The essence of economic inequality is borne out in a simple fact: there are 400 billionaires in the United States and 45 million people…

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and…

— Helene D. Gayle

Inequality is not the same thing as unfairness; and, to my mind, it is the latter that has incited so much political turmoil in…

— Angus Deaton

“The essence of economic inequality is borne out in a simple fact: there are 400 billionaires in the United States and 45 million people…

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

I think inequality has gone past the point where it's helping us all get rich, and it's really becoming a serious threat.

— Angus Deaton

Inequality is bad for everyone, not just the middle class and the poor

— Robert Reich

Income inequality matters more on a day-to-day basis. Wealth matters more for political influence.

— Thomas Pogge

'Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother to consider…

— Paul Singer

The gap between the rich and the poor is wider in the United States than it is in any of the other industrialized nations.

— Gerald Celente