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In these articles “Inequality Has Been Going on Forever… but That Doesn’t Mean It’s Inevitable” and “Confronting Inequality” writers David Leonhardt and Paul Krugman both agree that higher education and higher taxation on the wealthy will put an end to inequality. Leonhardt argues that Americans have been dealing with income inequality for a long time but have not been dealt yet making the middle-class question why taxation and educational systems benefit the wealthy. Krugman argues that Americans should confront and find solutions to end inequality. Krugman argument is more effective than Leonhardt, because his argument is concise, many data and information are given, lists the middle-class problems and gives possible solutions to end inequality.
Krugman expresses his ideas with middle-class experiences and charts and also thinks of solutions to help the middle class grow and prosper in the economy. Many middle-class sacrifices luxury for their children education, because education is important and means equal opportunity for their children future …show more content…

He references Piketty’s book many times, meaning there is only Piketty’s ideas and not much of others claims or perspective. It would be nice to see more than just one resources to be reliable, but he has some great claims like education. “When a society becomes more educated, many of its less-wealthy citizens quickly acquires an ephemeral but nonetheless crucial form of capital -knowledge- that can bring enormous returns” (Leonhardt 4). Leonhardt strongly supports education and states that it could be one solution to ending inequality. This makes his argument more reasonable and logical to have education as a key to success for the lower and middle class to have equality in society. Education is the power to make the lower and middle-class rise out of

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