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The Problem With America's Rich
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Can you move toward greater income equality without asking America's richest to give something up? In a word, no. On The Gist, Richard Reeves argues that the upper echelons of the U.S. are bogarting wealth that would otherwise go to the middle class. His latest book is Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It.
And today, Mike pulls a Spiel from the archives: What President Trump means when he says everybody. Or anybody. Or nobody.
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