No wonder Dems are outraged by inequality. It's all within their own party. Most of the congressional districtd with the least income inequality elect Republicans. These findings duplicate those found by state and large metro area: the bluer the place, the more unequal. Yet if income inequality were best fought by government programs and high marginal taxes wouldn't blue places be much more equal and red places much less equal?
Of course the real driver of inequality is diversity. The most unequal - Jerry Nadler's Manhattan district - is half rich Jew, half Puerto Rican. By contrast, the least unequal: Michele Bachman's Minnesota district is no doubt all white, almost all northern European and exurban/rural/small town.
The other thing is that blue and unequal is much more hostile to employment and opportunity than red and equal. Perhaps better managing immigration and freeing up businesses and people to invest and live where they want would help reduce inequality. You know, the republican platform in a nutshell.
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