The Crusade Against U.S. Income Inequality

In a December 2013 speech, President Obama described rising income inequality as the “defining challenge of our time” and promised that, for the rest of his presidency, he and his administration would focus all of their efforts to stop the increase in income inequality. But how real is the threat of rising income inequality? What are the implications of ongoing remediation efforts? Where is this debate leading us? We’ll examine the facts and help you understand what’s at stake.

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