The importance of opposing viewpoints Introduciton

Chapter 1: Is America's wealth gap a problem?

1. The middle class is shrinking / Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar

2. The wealth gap reaches record high / Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar

3. Income inequality is not the problem / Thomas A. Garrett

4. US ranks last in income inequality / Salvatore Babones

5. Income inequality has harmed the 99 percent / Mary E. Northridge

6. Powerful market shifts are to blame for income inequality / OpenStax CNX

Chapter 2: Is the American dream attainable?

1. The American dream has ended / Niall Ferguson

2. Income inequality perpetuates lower social mobility / Miles Corak

3. Downward mobility is the new normal / Mechele Dickerson

4. The American dream isn't always a dream / Ronald A. Wirtz

5. The middle class is gone / Edward McClelland

Chapter 3: How can the wealth gap be addressed?

1. Government should narrow the wealth gap / Bernie Sanders

2. Tax the rich to invest in the poor / Gary Becker and Richard Posner

3. Higher taxes on the rich won't reduce income inequality / Doug Mataconis

4. Redistribution is the answer / David Lipton

5. A universal basic income would change the economy / Scott Santens

6. Reducing the wealth gap will benefit our institutions / Gerald D. Jaynes

Chapter 4: Does America's wealth gap harm society?

1. Income inequality is difficult to reverse / Christina Pazzanese

2. A wealth gap creates political division / Christos Makridis

3. The wealth gap diminishes opportunity / Lawrence Mishel

4. Inequality's disadvantages outweigh its advantages / Nicholas Birdsong

5. Capitalism causes a wealth gap / Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer

6. America benefits from income inequality / Jennifer Larino

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