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It is disgusting that Tyler relies on a trick that we teach students about in grade school (the difference between mean, median, and mode), and even more disgusting that so many people have considered his claims seriously instead of denouncing the trick. Why would he do this? Simple class warfare tactics: if you convince people that wealth is not there, instead of being redistributed to the rich, they will not be able to fight back. | It is disgusting that Tyler relies on a trick that we teach students about in grade school (the difference between mean, median, and mode), and even more disgusting that so many people have considered his claims seriously instead of denouncing the trick. Why would he do this? Simple class warfare tactics: if you convince people that wealth is not there, instead of being redistributed to the rich, they will not be able to fight back. | ||
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| + | [[Paul Krugman]], a few months later, describes what Tyler's doing in [[Oligarchy, American Style]]. "Whenever growing income disparities threaten to come into focus, a reliable set of defenders tries to bring back the blur. [...] So what you need to know is that all of these claims are basically attempts to obscure the stark reality: We have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and in which that concentration of income and wealth threatens to make us a democracy in name only." Tyler's position at the [[George Mason University Economics Department]] is controlled by the billionaire [[Koch brothers]], and he is producing exactly what they would want to distract from income inequality. | ||
There are many positive reviews from Cowen's fellow travelers and reviewers who do not see through the trick. Those are omitted from this list because they are generally foolish or also deceptive. Besides, this is the CRITIQUES Of Libertarianism web site. | There are many positive reviews from Cowen's fellow travelers and reviewers who do not see through the trick. Those are omitted from this list because they are generally foolish or also deceptive. Besides, this is the CRITIQUES Of Libertarianism web site. | ||
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