Point: The Cato Institute, Thinking Clearly about Economic Inequality by Will Wilkinson
The unequal political voice of the poor can be addressed only through policies that actually work to fight poverty and improve education. Income inequality is a dangerous distraction from the real problems: poverty, lack of economic opportunity, and systemic injustice.
Counterpoint: The Economist, How does inequality matter?
Mr Wilkinson makes some good points. [...] He's correct that excessive concern with inequality-as-measured-by-national statistics leads to poor judgments on matters like immigration, which is one of the great mechanisms for reducing inequality available.
But there are shortcomings in the piece.
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