Greg Mankiw's Blog: Fun with Statistics

Greg Mankiw's Blog: Fun with Statistics

Mr. McCain wants more tax cuts for the rich(R);
Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for the poor and middle class(D);
Therefore both parties are promoting inequality

Essentially all of the labor-market progress for women occurred during Republican administrations: eight years of Reagan, four years of George H.W. Bush, and six years of George W. Bush(R) ;
Carter and Bill Clinton were all Democrats, yet none of them witnessed much labor market progress for women during their administrations(D);
Therefore R is promoting equality and D is promoting inequality

So the evidence above says
R tax inequality and woman gender equality
D tax inequality and woman gender inequality

Therefore R is promoting equality and D is promoting inequality...So...Or