Why Progressives Need To Talk About Economic Mobility If They Want To Fix Inequality

Why Progressives Need To Talk About Economic Mobility If They Want To Fix Inequality: The conservative trickle-down approach to the economy assumes that maximizing rewards for those at the top is the path to both growth and prosperity for the society as a whole.  If inequality rises, that does not matter, runs the conservative argument, because absolute levels of prosperity will rise for everyone even if the top gains [...]/p