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Wealth InequalityCOLLAPSE

Watch this 12-minute clip in which income inequality is discussed.  What are your reactions to this video?  Which of the three societies presented in the video would you most like to live in?  Why?  Are you surprised at the level of inequality in the United States? 

What may explain the growing wealth inequality in the United States?  Is there something that can be done to diminish the growing gap between the rich and the poor?  Should there be?

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For some more current wealth inequality statistics, check out some of the information on these sites: 

Census Bureau: Wealth Inequality in the U.S.

2019 Data Show Baby Boomers Nearly 9 Times Wealthier Than MillennialsCensus data show persistent inequalities in household wealth in 2019: 38.7% of households did not own a home, and 41.2% did not have a retirement account.U.S. Census BureauCensus.gov

PEW Research Center, Trends in U.S. Income and Wealth Inequality

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/

(Video url:  http://www.pbs.org/video/2096164335/ )

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