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The 30 Year Rise In Income Disparity In The U.S.

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Tags: income disparity, Jacob Hacker, wealth, tax fairness, middle class

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today an interview with Jacob Hacker, co-author of the new book Winner Take All Politics.

He’ll be speaking in Sarasota in a few days. But first some listener comments about yesterday’s program. Yesterday we talked about the direction the country is going- especially now that state legislatures in Tallahassee, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana are rolling back protection for workers and reducing worker benefits.

The disparity...