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Two Americas: One Rich, One Poor? Understanding Income Inequality in the United States: "Class warfare has always been a mainstay of liberal politics. Politicians frequently depict the United States as a nation starkly divided between the rich and poor. For example, vice presidential candidate John Edwards decries 'two Americas...one privileged, the other burdened...one America that does the work, another that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks.'1
How accurate is this characterization? How unequal is the distribution of economic resources in our society? This paper will attempt to answer these questions. "