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[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-income-inequality-costs_b_6249904 by Laura Tyson 6/12/17 HUFFPOST] | [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-income-inequality-costs_b_6249904 by Laura Tyson 6/12/17 HUFFPOST] | ||
BERKELEY, Calif. - During the last several decades, income inequality in the United States has increased significantly -- and the trend shows no sign of reversing. The last time inequality was as high as it is now was just before the Great Depression. Such a high level of inequality is not only incompatible with widely held norms of social justice and equality of opportunity; it poses a serious threat to America's economy and democracy. | BERKELEY, Calif. - During the last several decades, income inequality in the United States has increased significantly -- and the trend shows no sign of reversing. The last time inequality was as high as it is now was just before the Great Depression. Such a high level of inequality is not only incompatible with widely held norms of social justice and equality of opportunity; it poses a serious threat to America's economy and democracy. | ||
=====Jamie Dimon on how economic inequality fueled political polarization and what can be done===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jamie-dimon-on-how-economic-inequality-fueled-political-polarization-and-what-can-be-done by Judy Woodruff 14/8/24 PBS NEWS] | |||
From trade to diversity to immigration, many U.S. corporations are navigating a divisive political climate on a range of issues that impact their businesses. The CEO of the nation’s largest bank, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, has been speaking out about some of these. Judy Woodruff spoke with him in Bentonville, Arkansas, for her series, America at a Crossroads. | |||
