Income Inequality on Townhall

Inequality Sat Jun 1

John C. Goodman
Teaching How to Sell Women into Slavery Thu May 30

John Ransom

Here is the punchline that liberals are getting at: People who stay married- presumably to spouses of the opposite gender- and reap the benefits of their commitment need to pay for those who can’t or won’t. ... more
The Real Story Behind "Rising" U.S. Income Inequality Tue May 28

Political Calculations

It would seem then that the real complaint of such people isn't about rising income inequality, but rather, how people choose to group themselves together into their families and households. ... more
The Great Debate: Income inequality is increasingly "permanent" Fri Mar 22

Reuters News
Bad Parents, Poor Kids Sat Jan 26

John C. Goodman

Am I the only one who thinks it is immoral to bring children into the world if you don't have the means to support them? I must be one of the few. ... more
WSJ Editor: "The Fairest System Of Them All Would Actually Be A Flat Tax" Tue Dec 18

New York, NY

Stephen Moore talks about how we can achieve greater equality while protecting the economy. ... more
The Liberal Mind Sat Dec 8

John C. Goodman

Have you ever noticed that people who worry about inequality seem to be focused only on certain kinds of inequality? ... more
Sir Issac Newton Explains Income Inequality Sat Dec 8

Political Calculations

We're going to explain why household income inequality in the United States has increased over time, even though there has been no change in individual income inequality. ... more
Who Really Cares About the Poor? Sat Oct 13

John C. Goodman

Capitalism favors the rich. Socialism helps the poor. These are core beliefs of almost everybody on the left, including our president. Ah, but it turns out that this worldview is completely wrong. ... more
Visualizing Income Inequality Since 1994 Wed Sep 26

Political Calculations

Since income is predominantly earned by individuals (note that your paycheck is made out to you, not your spouse, roommate, parents or children), the only way these patterns can exist is if high income earning individuals are increasingly combining together over time to form families and households, or as is more likely the case, low income earning individuals are becoming less and less successful in forming families and households. ... more
Are Employers Unfair to Women? Sat Sep 1

John C. Goodman

During the Republican Convention, Democrats took every available moment of air time to count the women's vote. "Republicans are anti-women," they chanted. ... more
25 Examples Of What America Would Be Like If Everyone Was A Liberal Tue Aug 28

John Hawkins

1) America's credit rating would get so low that it would force President Dennis Kucinich to petition the UN for donations to pay for Social Security, Medicare, and his newly implemented 350 weeks of unemployment plan. ... more
Hating the Rich Sat May 19

Bill O'Reilly

My late father was a man of strong opinion. He despised phonies, cowards and liars. He named names -- sometimes in very close proximity to those being singled out. A veteran of World War II, he recognized a weasel when he saw one. ... more
Myths About Inequality Sat May 12

John C. Goodman

Because they do not seem to have any real solutions to real problems, the leftwing in this country has become fixated on a non-problem: inequality. ... more
On Ozzie Guillen, Fidel Castro, and Baseball in Cuba Sun Apr 15

Paul Kengor

“I love Fidel Castro,” said Florida Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen to Time magazine. “A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that [expletive] is still here.” Guillen “respects” the Cuban despot. ... more
Awkward: Obama White House Pays Women Less Than Men Wed Apr 11

Kate Hicks
Titanic: The Reality Tue Apr 10

Cal Thomas

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Here, where Titanic, the massive White Star Line luxury liner, was built -- the joke for years has been, "It was fine when it left here." This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship "Not even God himself could sink...." and the centenary is being observed in diverse ways. ... more
Income Mobility, Not Income Gaps Sun Apr 1

Jay W. Richards

All-American rocker Bruce Springsteen has taken to the pages of Rolling Stone magazine to lament the existence of income inequality in our country today: “You cannot have a social contract with the enormous income disparity — you’re going to slice the country down the middle. It’s not going to hold.” ... more
The Glaring Inequality of Obamaville Tue Mar 20

Pat Buchanan

Rising inequality "is the defining issue of our time," said President Obama in his Osawatomie speech that echoed the "New Nationalism" address Theodore Roosevelt delivered in that same Kansas town a century ago. ... more
Income goes up...especially for the rich Mon Mar 5

Townhall.com Staff
Equality or Inequality Wed Feb 29

Walter E. Williams

Rick Santorum's speech at the Detroit Economic Club stirred a bit of controversy when he said: "I'm not about equality of result when it comes to income inequality. There is income inequality in America. There always has been, and hopefully -- and I do say that -- there always will be." ... more
Pre-butting Obama's 'State of the Union' Campaign Speech Tue Jan 24

Guy Benson
An Ignored 'Disparity': Part IV Fri Jan 20

Thomas Sowell

Focusing attention and attacks on people who have greater wealth-generating capacity -- whether races, classes or whatever -- has had counterproductive consequences, including tragedies written in the blood of millions. Whole totalitarian governments have risen to dictatorial power on the wings of envy and resentment ideologies. ... more
An Ignored 'Disparity': Part III Thu Jan 19

Thomas Sowell

Anyone who has ever been in a Third World country, or even in a slum neighborhood at home, is likely to wonder why there can be such dire poverty among some people, while others are prospering. ... more
An Ignored 'Disparity' Tue Jan 17

Thomas Sowell

With all the talk about "disparities" in innumerable contexts, there is one very important disparity that gets remarkably little attention -- disparities in the ability to create wealth. ... more