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How much you earn - the last taboo?

by
David Brancaccio
Aug 20, 2012
Most employees still don't feel comfortable revealing how much money they make to family, friends, and coworkers.
Posted In: salary, compensation, income
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What Americans think about the rich

Interview with
Frank Newport
May 10, 2012
Contrary to all the talk of the 1 percent and the 99 percent, Gallup polls reveal that Americans might not be so weary of the rich after all.
Posted In: Rich, the wealthy, wealth
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Voices of Wealth and Poverty: In the Middle

Feb 28, 2012
Courtney Kimsey and Jacqueline Byers, in their own words, on how their families manage on the median American income.
Posted In: middle class, wealth gap
17

Workers protest pay, conditions at Walmart warehouses

by
Mitchell Hartman
Nov 26, 2012
Critics say a system of contracting out warehouse operation and hiring allows discounters to avoid responsibility for workers.
Posted In: Walmart, Retail, low-wage work, union, permatemp, contractors
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Can the free market provide opportunity for all?

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Jul 30, 2012
Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, argues that raising taxes won't help the poor and that the free market is the way to bring people out of poverty.
Posted In: Arthur Brooke, income inequality, mobility, upward mobility
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The middle class? Not what it used to be

by
Mitchell Hartman
Feb 29, 2012
It used to be that the middle class meant "doing well," and reaching the American Dream. What does "middle class" mean these days?
Posted In: middle class
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A look behind Romney's taxes

by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 24, 2012
The U.S. tax code can be a cumbersome beast. How did Mitt Romney manage to pay roughly 15 percent in taxes last year?
Posted In: Mitt Romney, income tax
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What is the wealth gap?

by
Mitchell Hartman
Mar 1, 2012
Those at the top have an increasingly bigger share, while middle and low incomes stagnate.
Posted In: wealth gap, income inequality
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Preaching the Occupy gospel -- or not

by
Mitchell Hartman
Dec 29, 2011
Some sermons praise Occupy for raising concern about those in need. Other pastors say Jesus did not endorse an economic or political view.
Posted In: Occupy Wall Street, Occupy, religion
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Income Inequality: Do you level the playing field?

Interview with
Frank Newport
Dec 7, 2011
There is growing disparity between the "haves" and the "have nots," but most Americans say they don't think the government should focus on closing the gap
Posted In: income, poverty, wealth, equality

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