Why Inequality Matters

Re:Why Inequality Matters by mkempe on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:38AM (#8465099)

Gates, and Piketty, would benefit from considering the insights of the Austrian school of economics, instead of accepting then regurgitating Marx & Engels with a veneer of civilized discourse. Neither seems to have read a single page of Ludwig von Mises or Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. Piketty certainly quotes Marx ad nauseam.

George Reisman has offered a thorough critique [1] of Piketty's arguments -- arguing across a range of topics, from David Ricardo's insights in the role and formation of capital to the meaning and value of inequality in both income and wealth.

[1] http://georgereismansblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/pikettys-capi...

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Re:Why Inequality Matters by chippidysan on Thursday October 16, 2014 @12:41PM (#8465861)

The majority of these comments are "tax the rich!" with no regard to current government spending trends. Oh and the obligatory, "BUT WHO WILL BUILD THE ROADS!?"

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Re:Why Inequality Matters by nandemo on Thursday October 16, 2014 @11:25PM (#8469282)

Thanks, that's a much more interesting review than Bill Gates'.

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