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inequality

[in-i-kwol-i-tee] / ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /


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Inequality: Rising GDP could result from the richest getting richer, rather than everyone becoming better off, and some people could be worse off.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Inequality is in part a result of rising incomes at the top and especially in the growing cadres of the affluent middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

About the author: Karen Petrou is managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics and author of Engine of Inequality: The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Inequality is gaping in the U.S., even among the wealthiest 10%.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Economist Glenn Loury made this observation in his book The Anatomy of Racial Inequality.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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