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There is a great trade-off that exists between growth and equality. If economic growth is desired, it requires the tolerance of inequality of outcomes, as the results of innovation are rewarded. If equality is desired, it requires the suppression of growth by reducing the incentives for innovation and achievement through taxation and redistribution.

Douglas J Utberg

Economics

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