Does economic inequality cause social problems?

inequality causes health and social problems, independent of other factors. There is less agreement about whether or not there is a causal relationship, but some rigorous studies provide evidence of such a relationship. • In studies which show that income inequality causes health and social problems, the size of this effect. read more

The economic inequality itself should not cause social problems (other than the resentment you mention), but the contributors to that inequality might cause social problems. Economic inequality is not a bad thing, in itself. read more

In virtually every economic metric, black households are mired behind white households. The further behind they fall, the harder it becomes to get a leg on the income ladder and to keep climbing. Black and white unemployment rates move in lockstep, but the black rate is consistently double the white rate, keeping the ratio steady. read more