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Edition: US
14 April 2020
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Editor's note
How bad is income inequality in your community? Chances are the numbers aren’t good.
Researchers at Cornell and Penn State compared the income inequality of U.S. counties today to 50 years ago. Their data tells a troubling story: In 2016, “virtually no Americans – less than 1% – lived in low-inequality places,” according to their new study on U.S. inequality.
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