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I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the…

— Arnold Kling

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

— Ferdinand Mount

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

— Thomas Pogge

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

Income inequality is troubling because, among other things, it means that many people in our society don't have the opportunities to advance themselves.

— Ben Bernanke

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

— Robert Reich

“As a broad generalization, liberals see income as a public good that is distributed, like crayons in a kindergarten class. If so-and-so didn’t get…

— Jonah Goldberg

One of the reasons inequality gets so deep in this country is that everyone wants to be rich. That's the American ideal. Poor people…

— Jay-Z

Well, you can do whatever you want, but just don’t call it inequality. Put the word poverty there. Because we have many rich people…

— Branko Milanovic

“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

Income inequality has no necessary connection with poverty, the lack of material resources for a decent life, such as adequate food, shelter, and clothing.…

— Robert Higgs

It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the US, quite a few of the ultra-rich have taken to…

— Geoff Mulgan