Inequality affects the political support of redistribution - if inequality is skewed such that the middle class is closer to the poor than to the affluent, political support for redistributaion will be stronger. 2011
Gilens and Page find that a policy has a higher likelihood of being addopted if it is supported by interest groups and economic elites. Support by the middle class does not affect the likelihood of policy adoption. 2014
Individuals who work in fields that have a high risk of financial instability tend to prefer more redistribution compared to their lower-risk peers with similar levels of income. 2006
