Somewhat misleading

Jul 22, 2014
8:10:29pm

TheMaineCougar

Somewhat misleading

I believe Utah has the lowest inequality before taxes and transfers. The real test of inequality is after taxes and programs are in place.

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TheMaineCougar

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Income inequality in America highest ever per USA TODAY columnist Oliver Thomas

OU Cougar

7/22/14 8:02pm

Utah has highest income EQUALITY of the 50 states

AF Cougar

7/22/14 8:04pm

Very few large companies are headquartered out of Utah

HtownCoug

7/22/14 8:07pm

True. All the etsy page CEOs bring the average down.

LeftOfNormal

7/22/14 8:08pm

I didn't realize we had so many large companies headquartered in Utah.

Solomon Levi

7/22/14 9:41pm

presh

HtownCoug

7/22/14 9:44pm

Interesting. Utah ranks near the bottom for woman vs man pay inequality

OU Cougar

7/22/14 8:09pm

Somewhat misleading

TheMaineCougar

7/22/14 8:10pm

I would think that would actually work towards equality with the child

AtlantaMark

7/22/14 8:30pm

I'd have to look at the data to know for sure.

TheMaineCougar

7/22/14 10:51pm

Thomas Picketty's Work Is Being Torn Apart By Critics ...

TarheeledCoug

7/22/14 8:15pm

Everything always comes back to illegal immigrants, huh?

Supercoug

7/22/14 8:25pm

workers in China, India, USA where ever people will work for less than Americans

charles

7/22/14 8:31pm

We have millions of people in the country who have basically no education

SD-Y-FAN

7/22/14 9:34pm

Even if he's right, Step 1 is fewer taxes on us poor, not more taxes on the rich

Don't Muff It

7/22/14 8:48pm

.........(thinking hard).................Hmmmmmmm mmm....

BoiseBlue

7/22/14 9:16pm

That's the problem.. it makes sense.. so it will never pass

jota

7/23/14 7:38am

Wait, didn't Obama promise equal conditions for all? Do we chalk this up to

ldssdl

7/22/14 8:17pm

There are so many things wrong with the way they measure this

CSoul

7/22/14 8:19pm

"economic guru thomas picketty"...you've got to be kidding...

ds7

7/22/14 8:36pm

It was from the article

OU Cougar

7/22/14 8:49pm

LOL at usa today...the guy is less credible than a paul krugman article

ds7

7/22/14 8:58pm

No article that uses the phrase "Jesus' kid brother" should be taken seriously

boyblue

7/22/14 9:22pm

How many CEOs are there making huge bucks?

Pasadena

7/22/14 8:48pm

Same reason we obsess over what the Joneses have I believe.

Y'zFan

7/22/14 8:54pm

But this is always in the policy context. LIke "we need to do something about

Pasadena

7/22/14 9:14pm

I don't disagree much. But when you look at how CEO's of public company's

Y'zFan

7/22/14 9:25pm

We Obsess Over Athletes And Movie Stars Making Big Buck Also ...

TarheeledCoug

7/22/14 9:34pm

Speaking of Paul Krugman, in two minutes here he makes the case for minimum wage

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