How so? Having read it, can you explain his points and their importance so readers can know it's worth reading further?
In math, there are many "proofs" that 1 = 2. Going through them and picking them apart is a useful exercise, and can expose misunderstandings and mistakes that are important to be aware of. But at the end of the day, nobody really seriously considers that 1 actually equals 2, it's too at odds with everything else we know.
This article is saying that it's possible the FT piece found a valid nitpick, but that the conclusion they're fighting against (rising wealth inequality) is backed up far too strongly by other independent sources for a nitpick to damage it at all.
Re:Inequality: A Piketty problem?
by alexeisadeski3 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @03:44PM
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I recommend reading what Tyler Cowen has to say on the FT piece:
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/05/wha...
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/is-piketty-all-w...