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Dec 8, 2020

The cost of income inequality

A new study from the RAND Corporation presents striking data that shows income inequality has cost the bottom 90% of workers about $2.5 trillion. And, negotiations on a $908 billion coronavirus relief bill appear stalled Tuesday morning.

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From the mid-1970s on, while the U.S. economy has grown, fewer people have reaped the benefits.
From the mid-1970s on, while the U.S. economy has grown, fewer people have reaped the benefits.
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