Wealthy Seniors Don’t Need Discounts, but All Low-Income People Do
It’s time to retire movie, hair salon,and other discount programs for senior citizens and redirect the savings to low-income people of all ages.
Income Distribution
Share the Wealth? Of Course. But When?
Redistribution via the tax code, progressives on both sides of the Atlantic are realizing, only takes us so far. We need to start limiting inequality before it can dig in.
Does the United States Have a ‘Strong’ Economy?
For average Americans, the U.S. economy hardly merits any kudos. Two new data dumps make that reality even plainer.
Our New Gilded Statistical Golden Age
We know a great deal more about how unequal we’ve become than our progressive forbears did in America’s original Gilded Age. But can data fuel a fight for a more equal world?