Tolerance For Inequality

A Tolerance for InequalityAmerican Public Opinion and Economic Policy\nAuthor(s): Andrew J. Taylor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226843643, 978-0226843643\nSynopsis\nA nuanced reassessment of US democratic responsiveness and public opinion on economic policy that explores the real reasons government does not do more to mitigate inequality.\n\n Many believe that the United States growing economic inequality is the result of a political system that has been captured by wealthy elites. But is economic capture actually the problem? In A Tolerance for Inequality, Andrew J. Taylor examines this question from multiple angles, drawing on public opinion data and analyses of representation in Congress. Taylor finds that economic policy outcomes are more reflective of public opinion than the common wisdom suggests. \n\n Broadly, less-affluent Americans policy preferences are not meaningfully diff.