gini coefficient

Andrew Coyne’s column arguing that income inequality has stopped getting worse drew a sharply-worded rebuke from Miles Corak and this response from Armine Yalnizyan. To a very great extent, these and other participants in the debate about what is happening to income inequality and what can and should be done about it are often arguing about different things.

The income gap in the U.S. may now be more severe than it is in China

The early days of the Alberta election showcase the Wildrose tacticians at their best

Quit your whining and show some gratitude, Canada!

So the rich are getting richer. What does it mean for the rest of us? Not much.