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Barry , My Liege :

This space has been included as one of the 100 most enlightened economics sites on the interweb.

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This space is listed under the Global Economics heading as Number 82. Here is the introduction from that site :

'82. Clear and Present Danger

This explicitly populist and left-leaning economic blog responds to political and economic news and topics. In addition to its analysis, the site contains a clearly humorous tone, with its oddly feudal theming and all of its posts beginning with “Barry, My Liege.”

Econ Highlight: Conservative Economic Theory, Wrong in 1776, Wrong Now'

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US Fails GINI Test

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/fall/leadership/income-inequality.html

Barry, My Liege :

The United States of America is more unequal in income distribution than most European countries as well as Japan, South Korea, India, Turkey, and Israel.

Several rapidly growing developing economies, including Brazil, show greater inequality, according to the Rand Corporation in the link above.

This is remarkable since the United States is classified as an industrialized country where citizens should enjoy the benefits of that development.

My Liege, this is the biggest problem for your second term.

We pray you act wisely for all our benefit.

Your faithful servant,