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davidcay

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21. framing inequality

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 05:13 AM

Feb 2014

Writer of one of the two pieces used to set off this discussion here...

The framing you propose is just as easy to belittle by people who are in willful denial about inequality.

Perhaps historical perspective would help. My latest Newsweek piece is on how the Founders favored workers over owners in a 1792 subsidy law, wrote of their concern that inequality would doom our grand experiment in self-governance and wanted broad ownership of capital. You can read my piece "Why Thomas Jefferson Favored Profit Sharing" here: http://bit.ly/1lyQbWY

Likewise, the minimum wage issue is in need of different framing to reflect full economic theory and mountains of long-term empirical evidence, as I explain din my column this week for Al Jazeera America: http://alj.am/1fWCutH

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That really settles the argument completely, doesn't it! Coyotl Feb 2014 #2

In terms of agenda MMcGuire Feb 2014 #3

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I would say "regulating" instead. Coyotl Feb 2014 #7

I'm a bit further left - TBF Feb 2014 #10

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Hmmm oldandhappy Feb 2014 #6

It can/should be the main issue, but it is poorly framed Tom Rinaldo Feb 2014 #8

Great point and i agree. Also, economic justice encompassed a system that provides employment, Coyotl Feb 2014 #9

True. Economic justice is a more encompassing issue. n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2014 #16

framing inequality davidcay Feb 2014 #21

All three are fine pieces David. bluesbassman Feb 2014 #22

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