Obama Administration Chief Economist: Talking About Income Inequality Is Not ‘An Issue About Envy At All’

Obama Administration Chief Economist: Talking About Income Inequality Is Not ‘An Issue About Envy At All’: pYesterday, 2012 GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney dismissed those concerned with the nation’s growing income inequality (which may be worse than the inequality in Ancient Rome) by saying such concerns are “about envy.” “I think it’s fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms and discussions about tax policy and the like. But the [...]/p