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Affectionate-Flow149 t1_is2vbxe wrote

I don't get the point of using Gini index before tax. Given that most western countries have some sort of progressive taxation regime which theoretically decreases income inequality, what does this metric tell us?

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progressinmotion OP t1_is7lzws wrote

The metric tells you about the underlying distribution of income in the country, which is quite useful.

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