A few years ago, I shared an image that neatly summarized why the left’s fixation on income inequality is misguided.
Now I have something even better.
I don’t know who “JIMBOB” is, but this cartoon he created is a masterpiece. The car analogy is perfect.
I’ll have to recycle this cartoon every time I write on the issue (along with substantive analysis, including Max Roser’s numbers and the powerful Chinese data).
That being said, I’m going to suggest one possible revision to JIMBOB. I think it would be a slight improvement if both captions started with “some.”
For what it’s worth, I think that phrasing would better reflect how the left thinks.
Or, to be fair, it shows how some on the left think.
I’ve never forgotten a conversation I had with a friend from the other side of the spectrum. His support for class-warfare policies is based on the fact that some (many?) rich people got their wealth via government.
And those people obviously don’t deserve their loot.
The difference between me and my friend is that I’d rather keep tax rates low and get rid of the programs that provide unjust riches. In other words, we should be guided by this very powerful image.
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