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Income inequality

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A Look At Income Inequality In The United States | TIME

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What is Income Inequality?

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Obama on why income inequality has skyrocketed

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How wealth inequality is dangerous for America

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How We Can Solve Economic Inequality

Economic inequality is the difference found in various measures of economic well-being among individuals in a group, among groups in a population, or among countries. Economic inequality sometimes refers to income inequality, wealth inequality, or the wealth gap. Economists generally focus on economic disparity in three metrics: wealth, income, and consumption. The issue of economic inequality is relevant to notions of equity, equality of outcome, and equality of opportunity.
    • Measurements 

    • Various proposed causes of economic inequality 

    • Mitigating factors 

    • Effects 

    • Perspectives 

    • Policy responses intended to mitigate