"Some dismiss inequality and focus instead on overall growth — arguing, in effect, that a rising tide lifts all boats. When a handful of yachts become ocean liners while the rest remain lowly canoes, something is seriously amiss."
— The International Monetary Fund, cautioning the United States about the rising inequality of incomes that has been the pattern since the 1980s: Income Inequality May Take Toll on Growth - NYTimes.com
