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Stratosgc

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6. Income inequality, the source of most evils

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 01:56 PM

May 2012

If you are interested in why we have high teenage pregnancy rates in some states, or why we have the highest percentage of our population in jail of any industrialized nation, or why we have high rates of domestic violence in some states, or high rates of illiteracy in some states read the book "The Spirit Level." Those and a host of other social ills are directly connected to high income inequality.

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Top Romney Economic Adviser Takes Ideas Of Donor Who Wants More Income Inequality ‘Seriously’ [View all] Galraedia May 2012 OP

GOP has always been about inequality. Seems they finally have the support to admit it and harun May 2012 #1

"doesn’t have the blinders of a model-based view of the world" JHB May 2012 #2

Ayn Rand Iliyah May 2012 #3

Conard you're deluded, possibly insane; having been consumed by your own greed, Uncle Joe May 2012 #4

My thoughts exactly Uncle Joe! n/t hue May 2012 #5

Income inequality, the source of most evils Stratosgc May 2012 #6

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locking maddezmom May 2012 #8