We’ve been measuring inequality wrong – here’s the real story (nuance that the far right will spin)

[LuckyTheDog]

4. NBER isn't a right-wing think tank

If NBER is a "right-wing think tank," it's one of an odd variety whose employees give political donations exclusively to Democrats (see the link I pasted below).

Also, the academics who wrote the commentary for The Conversation (and the paper it's based on) are not known as looney right wingers. And they don't work for think tanks. They work for University of California at Berkeley and Boston University.

So, rather than try to discredit the commentary with baseless charges like that, you might want to address the content.

The basic findings are that there are a lot of people in this country who would be worse off if our social programs went away. And, boosting spending on social programs by itself won't make things much better. Those are both things that Bernie Sanders might say.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/03/03/think-tank-employees-tend-to-support-democrats