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income inequality

Americans spend six billion hours and $10 billion every year preparing and filing their taxes.
Books
Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?
New Orleans 2
Global Politics
Do feel-good slogans like ‘Resilient New Orleans’ and ‘Boston Strong’ mask income inequality?
New York
Culture
When the lights went out in New York City: A tale of two nights
Thomas Piketty, the French economist behind President Francois Hollande's plan to tax the wealthy has won acclaim in the US for his work on growing income inequality
Business, Economics and Jobs
A French economist becomes a rock star in the US for writing on the growing gap between rich and poor