I heard the chap on NPR this morning talking as if "income inequality" were some sort of physical law utterly unrelated to social policy. I'd call him an idiot, but I think it's clear that he's pushing a particular flavor of economic theory that suits his department's funders, the Koch brothers.
Very quick read, but an interesting perspective on the state of the current economy. I think he is correct in his analysis of the low-hanging-fruit, but think he lets the growing income inequality off a bit too easily. Even if I don't particularly like the idea of income redistribution, there has ...
2.5After having read Freakonomics - this book doesn't have that much of an impact. The writing isn't as simple as I would like. Concepts introduced are done so using wording which doesn't clarify what the author means...
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