Income Inequality and Policy Responsiveness

摘要: The growing concern about economic inequality leads to a similar political inequality. This article explores the seeming contradiction between literature pointing in representation United States and showing that public policy does tend represent opinion general. Low-income voters are much less likely vote or be politically knowledgeable than high-income voters, which limits their influence creates an upper-income bias effective opinion. Considerable research suggests low-income voters' opinions count for even would implied by low participation rate, matter should continue subject of research. Seemingly contrary any making, major legislation usually moves direction favored (e.g., redistribution, government programs). Upper-income interest groups, however, able slow pace liberal change.