Anger Quote by George Packer

Inequality hardens society into a class system. Inequality divides us from one another... Inequality undermines democracy.

— George Packer

Inequality causes problems by creating fissures in societies, leaving those at the bottom feeling marginalized or disenfranchised.

— Nicholas Kristof

Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education,…

— George Packer

High levels of inequality generate high costs for society, dampening social mobility, undermining the labour market prospects of vulnerable social groups, and creating social…

— Jose Angel Gurria

“[G]reater social equality can accompany, or parallel, shifts in economic distribution. In our case, they run at cross-purposes; in other countries, notably in the…

— Michael S. Kimmel

Inequality has the natural and necessary effect, under the present circumstances, of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower…

— Matthew Arnold

Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions, and runs…

— Barack Obama

High levels of economic inequality lead to imbalances in political power, as those at the top use their economic weight to shape our politics…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Our inequality materializes our upper class, vulgarizes our middle class, brutalizes our lower class.

— Matthew Arnold

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

“When inequality alarmists like Krugman hold up the post-war era as a model, they are not doing so in the name of prosperity, or…

— Don Watkins

Inequality is a poison that is destroying livelihoods, stripping families of dignity, and splitting communities.

— Sharan Burrow