America’s Income Inequality Problem

Conventional wisdom says that when it comes to income inequality, it's been getting worse for a long time. According to this line of reasoning, productivity has been going up, but middle-class incomes are stagnating. It seems the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. But, what does the data really say, and what are the implications? We'll cut through the opinion and hype, so you can have an accurate understanding of the facts.

President Barack Obama campaigned, in part, on a prom.....