Income Inequality Archives

Looking at the universal basic income (UBI), we find a contradiction between people’s expectations and the results.

Where we live, shop, and eat can determine if we experience the income isolation that results from the people we typically encounter.

Asking who is rich can take us to the numbers that stae our income or we can use income inequality to get some answers.

Although our opinion of billionaires seems to be slipping into negative territory, still we are conflicted.

Looking at the world’s affluence we can point a lens at billionaire wealth and at global income inequality.

Looking at wealth distribution in the United States, we can see why Connecticut has a new Baby Bond program.

Comparing global wealth, we arrive at different conclusions about the size of the gap because we use different metrics.

Although the number of gigayachts is multiplying, they represent the inconspicuous consumption that makes more wealth less obvious.

In The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index and also through Pew Research, we can see how the economy and democracy need each other.

Looking at racial and gender inequality gaps, we see past, present, and future decreases in the GDP that affect everyone.