In recent decades, economic inequality (both income inequalityand wealth inequality) has become a prominent topic in Americanpolitics. How would you define income inequality? How is incomeinequality measured? What has happened to income inequality in theUnited States since the end of the Second World War in 1945? Whatevidence can you provide to support your answer? What are thereasons for the changes in income inequality since 1945.
What is wealth inequality and how does it differ from incomeinequality? Is wealth more or less equally distributed than income?Why do you suppose that is? What has happened to wealth inequalityin the U.S. in recent years? What accounts for those changes?
Do you think the trend in economic inequality is a problem? Whyor why not?
