Quote of the Day I

"There’s an enduring myth among the punditocracy that populism doesn’t sell, that Americans don’t care about the gap between the rich and everyone else. It’s not true. Yes, we’re a nation that admires rather than resents success, but most people are nonetheless disturbed by the extreme disparities of our Second Gilded Age." -- Nobel Prize economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.  His column in today's Times challenges the myths on the right about income inequality's effects on the economy, and what to do about it.