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“The Realistic Vision acknowledges that people vary widely both physically and intellectually—in large part because of natural inherited differences—and therefore will rise (or fall)…

— Michael Shermer

“The Constitution is quite clear that the government has the right to tax in order to support its programs, but there is nothing in…

— Ben Carson

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in…

— Susan George

If we wait until income inequality is much more severe, we will have a whole class of new superrich who will probably feel entitled…

— Robert J. Shiller

The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay more taxes,…

— Bruce Bartlett

Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But…

— Jimmy Carter

“Politicians must find a way – or several ways for different groups – of framing basic income so as to outflank critics from the…

— Guy Standing

Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all - inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed…

— Thomas Sowell

Those on the downside of rising economic inequality generally do not want government policies that look like handouts. They typically do not want the…

— Robert J. Shiller

I think liberals should accept that if we want big programs that significantly reduce inequality - and we should - it's going to require…

— Kevin Drum

When the topic is growing income inequality, it's hard to prettify an imbalance between the rich and everybody else, so instead, conservatives try to…

— Timothy Noah

“Most officially “poor” Americans today have things that middle-class Americans of an earlier time could only dream about—including color TV, videocassette recorders, microwave ovens,…

— Thomas Sowell