Thomas Sowell quote: Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: ...

Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned.

~ Thomas Sowell ~

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