The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them.

The article reports that the class divide is growing in the United States, but American voters do not seem to care. Productivity is increasing, but only the rich are getting richer while the poor and middle class are making less money than they did in the past. Changes in technology may be partially...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 379; no. 8482; pp. 28 - 31
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/17/2006
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