Those who are the most vocal critics of our economic system for its growth in earned-income inequality in postwar America are also often the most committed advocates of expanding the very transfer payments to low-income Americans that have been the largest cause of the growth in earned-income inequality. They also have been the biggest promoters of the public education system that has left so many behind and the greatest critics of education reforms, such as school choice, that enable more children to raise their future earnings. But, as has been shown in this chapter, the growth of
...more
