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The Myth of American Inequality
How Government Biases Policy Debate
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2022
Zusammenfassung
Everything you know about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong. In this provocative book, a former United States senator, eminent economist, and a former senior leader at the Bureau of Labor Statistics challenge the prevailing consensus that income inequality is a growing threat to American society. By taking readers on a deep dive into the way government measures economic well-being, they demonstrate that our official statistics dramatically overstate inequality. Getting the facts straight reveals that the key measures of well-being are greater than the official statistics of the country would lead us to believe. Income inequality is lower today than at any time in post- World War II America. The facts reveal a very different and better America than the one that is currently described by policy advocates across much of the political spectrum. The Myth of American Inequality provides clear and convincing evidence that the American Dream is alive and well.
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Copyrightjahr
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-6738-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-6739-7
Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
256
Produkttyp
Monographie
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Preface Kein Zugriff
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: OFFICIAL STATISTICAL MEASURES UNDERSTATE AMERICA’S WELL-BEING Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 12
CHAPTER 2. Inequality in Producing and Consuming in America Kein Zugriff Seiten 13 - 34
CHAPTER 3. Poverty in America Kein Zugriff Seiten 35 - 42
CHAPTER 4. Trends in Income Inequality Kein Zugriff Seiten 43 - 58
CHAPTER 5. Causes of the Growth in Earned-Income Inequality Kein Zugriff Seiten 59 - 82
CHAPTER 6. Measures of Well-Being Kein Zugriff Seiten 83 - 100
CHAPTER 7. What about the “Super Rich”? Kein Zugriff Seiten 101 - 118
CHAPTER 8. The American Dream Is Alive and Well Kein Zugriff Seiten 119 - 140
CHAPTER 9. Fifty Years of Economic Progress Kein Zugriff Seiten 141 - 164
CHAPTER 10. Policy Implications and Conclusions Kein Zugriff Seiten 165 - 184
Appendix A. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFER PROGRAMS Kein Zugriff Seiten 185 - 188
Appendix B. PERCENTAGE OF DEGREES BY ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE EARNED BY WOMEN Kein Zugriff Seiten 189 - 190
Appendix C. PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN MEASURES OF WELL-BEING WITH DIFFERENT PRICE ADJUSTMENTS, 1967–2017 Kein Zugriff Seiten 191 - 192
Appendix D. OCCUPATIONS OF HIGH EARNERS Kein Zugriff Seiten 193 - 194
Appendix E. INTRAGENERATIONAL MOBILITY BY INCOME QUINTILE Kein Zugriff Seiten 195 - 196
Appendix F. INCOME DISTRIBUTION BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION Kein Zugriff Seiten 197 - 198
