Rising Income Inequality Reduces Economic Mobility, Increases Pessimism Among Americans

by Gary Kopycinski on December 6, 2012

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s landmark speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, which marked a turning point in the president’s economic argument, the Center for American Progress today released two reports drawing attention to the consequences of rising economic inequality.