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{{DES | des = Libertarians have five dismissals for problems of extreme inequality: it is market-based just dessert, it is needed for incentives, it is freedom, it is the fault of government, and it is unimportant. All five are wrong.| show=}}
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{{DES | des = Libertarians have no answers for the many problems of inequality, which markets do not solve.  Problems such as: [[Class War|class war]], [[disability]], [[discrimination]], [[minorities]], [[poverty]], [[privilege]], [[Real World Power|real world power]], [[Women's Issues|women's issues]] and much more.  Nor do libertarians have an answer for when inequality is caused by unfairness. | show=}}
 
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While inequality can be market-based, it may not be justly so.  It obviously has other bases as well, as any study of income mobility will show.
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The greatest lessening of inequality ever was the creation of the middle class by government policy.
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Inequality is extremely important: it greatly affects health and productivity.
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