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Income Distribution and Infant Mortality Fantasy

…function). Now consider 2 countries. The non rich have the exact same income in both but the rich have different income. If the rich are very rich, their consumption is…

Kevin Drum makes me blow a gasket

…policies are tax cuts for rich people. Their hero Reagan signed into law a huge tax increase on the non-rich (Greenspan commission proposals). In practice they cut taxes for rich