Income Inequality

June 30, 2019

Why Free Tuition Is Like An Onion

When Kalamazoo, Michigan made college more accessible to high school graduates through a free tuition program, they were surprised by some of the results.

May 1, 2019

Where It Costs the Most and Least to Live

While we see similar tastes and shopping patterns in the world's most expensive cities, the reasons for a high and low cost of living vary.

April 28, 2019

Why Your Inflation Rate is Different From Mine

Although the BLS reports the CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation rate each month, our own household could see different price changes.

April 24, 2019

A New Way to Look At Air Rage

Boarding JetBlue recently, a gracious gentleman offered to let me move in front of him. Embarrassed, I refused and explained that my boarding group was “D.” […]

April 1, 2019

When You Don’t Want To Know Your Neighbor’s Income

Looking at Norway, a large bank, and the University of California, we see that transparency can make us care more about income inequality.