Sirota: It's the stupidity, stupid

By David Sirota
Creators Syndicate

"...The first, by Harvard's Michael Norton and Duke's Dan Ariely, finds that Americans grossly underestimate how much inequality our economy produces. Among the survey respondents, the vast majority said they believe the richest 20 percent own 59 percent of the wealth when, in fact, that quintile owns 84 percent of the wealth. In other words, in spite of the data, many believe our system produces the moderate equality we desire..."

Sirota: It's the stupidity, stupid - The Denver Post