Do conservatives believe that income inequality is acceptable?

The issue of income inequality is not a conservative or liberal thing. Many liberals object to high tax rates also. They might not say it but actions speak louder than words. read more

So, conservatives believe that income inequality is not bad if people's incomes are proportional to their creativity, their productivity, their talents, and their morality. Most conservatives would like to limit how poor people can be but would not limit how rich people can be. read more

He says the increase is even higher if one expands the definition of income beyond cash wages and includes near-cash benefits like food stamps and in-kind benefits like health care," and subtracts federal taxes, which have fallen for middle-income taxpayers from 19% of pre-tax income in 1980 to 11.5% in 2010. read more