Introduction Income inequality is the basic idea that relates to the difference that exist between the income that that the rich get and that of the poor. This article deliberates on the sensitive issues that surround the inequality with respect to the benefits and the demise that is has caused. Arguments According to Becker and Murphy (2007) in the article the upside of the income inequality, there are more benefits to derived from the inequality that the demise resultant. A closer look into the article reveals that there are several strengths as there are weaknesses in the argument. In the article the authors believe that the rapid economic development that is the reason that there is a widening income gap in the population. China is one of the countries that has embraced the idea of the rapid economic development and has reaped the benefits with more people in the population raising their economic power. O