Economic Disparities

Backing Evidence (5 Key Documents)

Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Thomas Piketty, 2014) Search
The Cost of Affordable Housing Crises (Urban Institute, 2019) Search
Income Inequality and Mobility in the United States (Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013) Search
The Economics of Healthcare Disparities (NBER Working Paper, 2020) Search
The dynamics of wealth inequality (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015) Search

The Straw Man Arguments

Poor people just need to stop buying coffee and they can buy a house.
Economic inequality is good because it motivates everyone to work harder.

The Steel Man (Strong Counter-Suit)

Wealth differences are a natural outcome of free market systems that reward innovation, high productivity, and risk-taking. Artificially squeezing wealth inequality through heavy taxation can stifle the capital investment and entrepreneurship necessary to grow the overall economy.