Is the United States becoming more unequal, and if so, why should we be concerned about growing inequality in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Discuss the different measures of inequality presented in the text.
2, Explain that by any measure the United States ranks very high on measures of inequality and that inequality is getting worse.
3, Explain how material inequalities spill over to political inequalities that favor those with wealth over those without.
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Large interest groups are often difficult to organize because
A) many of their potential members prefer to let someone else shoulder the interest groups' financial burden. B) as they grow in size, they attract more unfavorable publicity. C) they usually suffer from diseconomies of scale. D) the Internet has not made it easier to convince individuals to join. E) they often do not represent compelling interests.
American voters vote only their own economic interest.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)