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POLITICSJun 21 · 08:00 UTCGUARDIAN USEduardo Porter

Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality

The article examines the persistent rise of income inequality in the US, highlighting that Obama-era policies reduced the income share of the top 1% by over a fifth and increased the share for the poorest fifth to 7.9%. It questions whether the country has appetite for further redistribution despite these gains.

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