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America is no longer a land of opportunity
Link: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/56c7e518-bc8f-11e1-a111-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1yzlI3mBW
US inequality is at its highest point for nearly a century. Those at the top – no matter how you slice it – are enjoying a larger share of the national pie; the number below the poverty level is growing. The gap between those with the median income and those at the top is growing, too. The US used to think of itself as a middle-class country – but this is no longer true.
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