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8. Yes, in the US, which represents roughly the top 12% of global income
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:08 AM
Dec 2015

So, in very very rich countries like ours, we see income stratifying, just like we do in very very rich neighborhoods within the US. It's kind of a fractal. Global inequality is falling, has been falling for 20 years, and looks to continue to be for the foreseeable future.

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