Friday, August 3, 2012

Dan Ariely — Americans Want to Live in a Much More Equal Country (They Just Don't Realize It)

We asked thousands of people to describe their ideal distribution of wealth, from top to bottom. The vast majority -- rich, poor, GOP and Democrat -- imagined a far more equal nation. Here's why it matters.
Read it at The Atlantic
Americans Want to Live in a Much More Equal Country (They Just Don't Realize It)
Dan Ariely | James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University
(h/t Kevin Fathi via email)

2 comments:

Unforgiven said...

Excellent visuals and easy to understand. Thanks, Tom!

Letsgetitdone said...

Here's a piece on median wealth per adult based on Credit Suisse data: http://www.correntewire.com/were_no_24_were_no_24