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Is It Time to Redistribute the Wealth?

Open to Debate

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The American Middle Class Has Shrunk, and So Has Inequality

The American middle class has shrunk over the past 50 years. We've seen a middle class that is becoming increasingly politicized in a negative, populist way. Robert Rice: I'm not worried about closing the gap between Jeff Bezos and me. But framing the debate in terms of inequality focuses you on who you want to tear down rather than build up.

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