Why do most people not care about income inequality?

In it, the authors, Ilyana Kuziemko and Stefanie Stantcheva, laid out what they believe to be a paradox: Americans care about inequality but do not want ... K & S cite research by political scientist Larry Bartels to argue that most people understand inequality is rising and that most of those believing it has risen disapprove. read more

Because the idea of equality is a tough sell. We all know intrinsically that we aren’t all equally intelligent, attractive, or creative. We have unequal abilities and things that others might value. Some people will work harder than others. read more

Here’s what I’ve learned: We should care a great deal about high and rising inequality for three sets of reasons: economic, political and social. Economic Reasons Some very important things are still expensive, and getting more so over time. read more

In it, the authors, Ilyana Kuziemko and Stefanie Stantcheva, laid out what they believe to be a paradox: Americans care about inequality but do not want government to address it. read more