Equal Is Unfair：America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality

We’veallheardthattheAmericanDreamisvanishing,andthatthecauseisrisingincomeinequality.Thericharegettingricherbyriggingthesystemintheirfavor,leavingtherestofustostrugglejusttokeepourheadsabovewater.TosavetheAmericanDream,we’retoldthatweneedtofightinequalitythroughtaxhikes,wealthredistributionschemes,andafarhigherminimumwage.Butwhatifthatnarrativeiswrong?WhatiftherealthreattotheAmericanDreamisn’trisingincomeinequality—butanall-outwaronsuccess?InEqualisUnfair,atimelyandthought-provokingwork,DonWatkinsandYaronBrookrevealthatalmosteverythingwe’vebeentaughtaboutinequalityiswrong.You’lldiscover:•whysuccessfulCEOsmakesomuchmoney—anddeserveto•howtheminimumwagehurtstheverypeopleitclaimstohelp•whymiddle-classstagnationisamyth•howthelittle-knownhistoryofSwedenrevealsthedangersofforcedequality•thedisturbingphilosophybehindObama’seconomicagenda.Thecriticsofinequalityarerightaboutonething:theAmericanDreamisunderattack.ButinsteadoffightingtomakeAmericaaplacewhereanyonecanachievesuccess,theyarefightingtoteardownthosewhoalreadyhave.TherealkeytomakingAmericaafreer,fairer,moreprosperousnationistoprotectandcelebratethepursuitofsuccess—notpulldownthehighfliersinthenameofequality.