We can always debate that families in general paid for the deficit fight in the 1990s. The fact remains that the impact of the measures chosen by the government of the day—and continued by subsequent governments since 1994—have resulted in income being much less redistributed. In addition, after taxes and transfers, the Gini coefficient—or income inequality—has increased. Do you agree with that?
On April 30th, 2013. See this statement in context.