The Myth of American Inequality
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The Myth of American Inequality

How Government Biases Policy Debate

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eBook - ePub

The Myth of American Inequality

How Government Biases Policy Debate

About this book

A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2022: Politics • Winner of the 2024 Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute
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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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. 1 Introduction: Official Statistical Measures Understate America’s Well-Being
  3. 2 Inequality in Producing and Consuming in America
  4. 3 Poverty in America
  5. 4 Trends in Income Inequality
  6. 5 Causes of the Growth in Earned-Income Inequality
  7. 6 Measures of Well-Being
  8. 7 What about the “Super Rich”?
  9. 8 The American Dream Is Alive and Well
  10. 9 Fifty Years of Economic Progress
  11. 10 Policy Implications and Conclusions
  12. Appendices
  13. Notes
  14. About the Authors