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We’re Bad at Measuring Inequality—Here’s Why That Matters

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Is There a Difference Between Redistributive and Distributive Policies?

Your own income really shapes your views on others incomes. Someone whois poor will tend to think everyone else is poor too. And so that has implications for what policies, you know, you may want to support. By our distributive policies, we really mean our progressive tax system and social insurance policies like transfers towards lower income households. So this bundle of policies to essentially equalize outcomes, equalize incomes a bit more,. but it could apply within within firms, right?

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