What I Bet You Don’t Know About Poverty, Inequality And The Role Of Government – OpEd
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Here are five surprising facts:
* The U.S. welfare state has almost eliminated poverty in this country.
* Over the last 75 years, income inequality has actually gone down, not up.
* Since the end of World War II, income has steadily risen for every income group—with the greatest increase among the bottom fifth of the...