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Yes, income inequality has stopped growing

Michael R. Strain | Bloomberg Opinion

Growth in income inequality has markedly slowed in the past decade. From 1979 through 2007, inequality increased significantly, but from 2007 through 2014, the figure stabilized. Looking at market income, inequality increased by only 3 percent. Once you add in cash payments and in-kind transfers from government safety-net programs, inequality actually fell over this period.

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