How Economic Inequality Harms Societies
It’s no secret that income inequality in the United States has been growing. Here’s a chart that tells part of the story.
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Here’s a video that tells it another way:
And here’s why it matters:
Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.