Making Sen$e with Paul Solman
Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?
Did America's record-high level of economic inequality in 2007 help cause the financial crisis of 2008? With Americans' borrowing back on the rise and signs that economic inequality is growing, could there be another financial crisis in the near future? Paul Solman continues his series of reports on U.S. economic inequality.
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Key Concepts
Income, Distribution of Income, Debt, Income Inequality, Borrow
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