Let's Talk About Real Issues of Income Disparity

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Ellerbrock is director of the Center for Economic Education at Virginia Tech and a deacon for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.

In light of the various reactions to Karl Edwards' column "Too few Americans own too much" (Aug. 25) describing the extreme disparity of income in our nation, it is revealing that amid the predictable political rhetoric it generated, none of the critics I saw disputed his basic facts.

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Let's Talk About Real Issues of Income Disparity

Perhaps the reaction is the typical shallow response: If you don't like the message, but can't refute it, then shoot the messenger.

Divisive labeling and ugly name-calling get us nowhere toward solving our nation's ...

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