Inequality and Pay: 'Rents' vs. Merit | Jared Bernstein

Inequality and Pay: 'Rents' vs. Merit | Jared Bernstein:



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Now I do not usually take on blog post from the Huffington Post bloggers, but I am going to try and re-read this and figure out what the hell he is getting at with this.



I have some pretty strong comments about the inequality, and the idea of merit.  I just thought I would ferret out his post, and see if we have anything in common.

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