The Heat: Income Inequality in the US | How extreme is it?
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Income and wealth disparity in the US are at all time high levels with the rich getting richer while working and poor Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has also become the world’s first trillionaire after his rocket company SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq. According to Forbes, the US has more billionaires than any other country with 989 as of March this year - that includes 15 of the world’s 20 richest people. #Heat #USeconomy #inflation #consumerprices #gasprices #SpaceX #ElonMusk
Guests:
Jacquie Luqman is a Coordinator with Black Alliance for Peace DC.
Mary C. Curtis is a columnist for Roll Call and host of the 'Equal Time' podcast.
Brian Becker is the Executive Director of the ANSWER Coalition.
Joseph Williams is a former Senior Editor with US News & World Report.
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