http://liveunitedblog.org/2010/01/the-high-cost-of-inequality/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:26:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://liveunitedblog.org/2010/01/the-high-cost-of-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Salley Birkenholz Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:26:55 +0000 http://liveunitedblog.org/?p=627#comment-1055 I was reading something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your linear perspective on it is diametrically contradicted to what I read before. I am still contemplating over the opposite points of view, but I'm leaning to a great extent toward yours. And irrespective, that's what is so good about advanced democracy and the marketplace of thoughts online. I was reading something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your linear perspective on it is diametrically contradicted to what I read before. I am still contemplating over the opposite points of view, but I’m leaning to a great extent toward yours. And irrespective, that’s what is so good about advanced democracy and the marketplace of thoughts online.

]]> http://liveunitedblog.org/2010/01/the-high-cost-of-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Liz Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:46:14 +0000 http://liveunitedblog.org/?p=627#comment-461 They do argue that it's a causal relationship and provide some evidence in terms of time-series analyses. Whether you're convinced or not depends on your level of skepticism. I found some of their arguments more convincing than others. They do argue that it’s a causal relationship and provide some evidence in terms of time-series analyses. Whether you’re convinced or not depends on your level of skepticism. I found some of their arguments more convincing than others.

]]> http://liveunitedblog.org/2010/01/the-high-cost-of-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Kevin Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:10:05 +0000 http://liveunitedblog.org/?p=627#comment-459 Interesting post. I'm wondering if Wilkinson and Pickett address the "chicken and egg" problem. That is, how do we know a host of socital ills don't cause greater inequality and not the other way around? Their recommendation, "fix income inequality and we will see ..." only makes sense if there is a causal relationship here. Interesting post. I’m wondering if Wilkinson and Pickett address the “chicken and egg” problem. That is, how do we know a host of socital ills don’t cause greater inequality and not the other way around? Their recommendation, “fix income inequality and we will see …” only makes sense if there is a causal relationship here.

]]> http://liveunitedblog.org/2010/01/the-high-cost-of-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Rick Machado Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:53:14 +0000 http://liveunitedblog.org/?p=627#comment-458 As a public speaker on teen pregnancy, I find this to be an excellent and spot-on conclusion about inequality in our society. Teen pregnancy has long been an adult problem, driven by the economy, poverty, sex abuse and other imbalances of power. This appraoch will do far more for public health than all the other hypocritical appraoches thus far. As a public speaker on teen pregnancy, I find this to be an excellent and spot-on conclusion about inequality in our society. Teen pregnancy has long been an adult problem, driven by the economy, poverty, sex abuse and other imbalances of power. This appraoch will do far more for public health than all the other hypocritical appraoches thus far.

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