No, the Poor Don’t Pay Higher Taxes Than the Rich
A new report in the New York Times claims the ultra-wealthy pay a lower tax rate than the poor. A closer look at tax statistics reveals that story is also likely wrong.
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Economics Has Neglected Inequality? Absurdly Untrue
In fact, inequality studies have been a mainstay of the discipline since at least 1948.
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New Evidence that Soaring Inequality is a Myth
Alarmists insist inequality is skyrocketing in the United States. A new measure of the top one percent’s wealth should temper that claim
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Don’t Trust Inequality Data: A Lesson from the UK
The progressive zeal for higher taxes is distorting how they construct inequality statistics.
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Wealth Has Never Been More Equal
In terms of information access and the opportunity to learn and share knowledge, we’ve never been more rich and equal.
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Soaking the Rich Doesn’t Lead to Income Equality
Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman claim we need a 70% tax rate to stem inequality. Their argument derives from a misreading of U.S. tax history.
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