Why Don't People Trust Government to Reduce Inequality? Because Government Policy Caused Inequality!

Ilyana Kuziemko and Stefanie Stantcheva seem determined to win the contest for greatest out to lunch oped column of all time. They note the huge rise in inequality in wealth and income over the last three decades. They tell readers that the public is aware of this increase. However they say that the public doesn't trust the government to do anything to address inequality:

"Whether or not the rise in inequality has itself lowered Americans’ faith in government, the low opinion in which America...