National and Texas debate resolutions this year focus on policies to reduce economic inequality. Wealth and income inequality are highly-charged campaign issues with newspaper and evening news stories and comedy segments peaking in the...
This post by the late Gary Becker discusses the different because income inequality and issues of equity. Titled “Contrived Inequality and Equality” the post looks at legislation and regulation that creates income differences by...
“Less Economic Freedom Equals More Income Inequality,” by Ronald Bailey at Reason.com (February 20, 2015), reviews recent studies connecting economic freedom and income inequality: … according to a study comparing outcomes in all U.S....
Economic Thinking enables speech and debate students to better understand interconnected current events and public policies. Economic principles help students see why current and proposed government policies and programs lead to unintended consequences. Since...
Below is a four-minute overview by economist Robert Lawson of economic freedom and income inequality. For students looking for grounds on the negative, supporting equity, Dr. Lawson suggests income inequality in the U.S. is...
Articles on income and wealth inequality may be growing less and less equal. Some are fair and scholarly reviews of income and wealth data; others repeat the same flawed and misleading claims over and...
In the ongoing inequality “Battle of the Network Narratives,” new volleys of stories, statistics, and charts are fired back and forth. The CNN Money article, “This is why Obama is so concerned about the...
Inequalities in productivity are unfortunate and maybe unfair. People with job skills have opportunities to earn higher wages than those without, and people living near companies hiring skilled workers have an advantage over people...
For the NCFCA LD resolution, “Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity,” tax and regulatory policy are relevant. I will argue that income taxes do not lack equity...
No easy answers for questions about wealth and poverty. Few rich people want to be poor but many with low-incomes wish they were rich or at least earned more. People wonder about the sources...
