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The president has been decrying the growing gap between rich and poor in
the U.S. to help sell his retread tax-and-spend proposals. But those
policies have already produced record levels of income inequality.
In his speech in Illinois last week, and at events since, Obama
described income inequality in the starkest terms. “This growing inequality
is morally wrong,” he said, and “undermines the very essence of America.”
To be sure, income inequality is a standard trope for liberals, who
always use it to advocate more wealth redistribution.
And Obama’s latest focus neatly coincides with his plans to push for
more federal spending and taxes on the “rich” in coming budget battles.
But what Obama conveniently leaves out of his sermons is that income
inequality has grown faster on his watch than any time in the past two
decades, at least.
Research by University of California economist Emmanuel Saez shows that
since the Obama recovery started in June 2009, the average income of the top
1% grew 11.2% in real terms through 2011. | n****g
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: by Jammie
: The president has been decrying the growing gap between rich and poor in
: the U.S. to help sell his retread tax-and-spend proposals. But those
: policies have already produced record levels of income inequality.
: In his speech in Illinois last week, and at events since, Obama
: described income inequality in the starkest terms. “This growing inequality
: is morally wrong,” he said, and “undermines the very essence of America.”
: To be sure, income inequality is a standard trope for liberals, who
: always use it to advocate more wealth redistribution.
: And Obama’s latest focus neatly coincides with his plans to push for
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in
inequality
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: by Jammie
: The president has been decrying the growing gap between rich and poor in
: the U.S. to help sell his retread tax-and-spend proposals. But those
: policies have already produced record levels of income inequality.
: In his speech in Illinois last week, and at events since, Obama
: described income inequality in the starkest terms. “This growing inequality
: is morally wrong,” he said, and “undermines the very essence of America.”
: To be sure, income inequality is a standard trope for liberals, who
: always use it to advocate more wealth redistribution.
: And Obama’s latest focus neatly coincides with his plans to push for
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