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Income inequality in America has been growing rapidly, and is expected to increase [PDF]. While the widening wealth gap is a hot topic in the media and on the campaign trail, there's quite a disconnect between the perceptions of economists and those of the general public.
For instance, surveys show people tend to underestimate the income disparity between the top and bottom 20% of Americans, and overestimate the opportunity for poor individuals to climb the social ladder. Additionally, a majority of adults believe that corporations conduct business fairly despite evidence to the contrary and that the government should not act to reduce income inequality.
Even though inequality is increasing, Americans seem to believe that our social and economic systems work exactly as they should. This perspective has intrigued social scientists for decades. My colleague Andrei Cimpian and I have demonstrated in our recent research that these beliefs that our society is fair and just may take root in the first years of life, stemming from our fundamental desire to explain the world around us.
http://theconversation.com/lifes-not-fair-so-why-do-we-assume-it-is-45981
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday September 10 2015, @10:09PM
And what exactly qualifies your happy ass to speak on it, slappy?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 10 2015, @11:19PM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 11 2015, @03:16AM
> And what exactly qualifies your happy ass to speak on it, slappy?
BSc in sociology.
You?