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Why inequality is the most important economic challenge facing the next president

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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In a recent issue of The Economist, President Barack Obama set out four major economic issues that his successor must tackle. As he put it:

“… restoring faith in an economy where hardworking Americans can get ahead requires addressing four major structural...

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