Discuss the problems of economic inequality

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Read the articles and discuss the problems of Economic Inequality in the U.S.economy, summarize key points and post in the the Discussions area:

1) 1) Making a Mockery of the American Dream

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2015/03/27/income-inequality-makes-a-mockery-of-the-american-dream

By Mortimer B. Zuckerman - March 27, 2015

2) Why More Education Won't Fix Economic Inequality

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/upshot/why-more-education-wont-fix-economic-inequality.html?abt=0002&abg=1

March 31, 2015

3) Inequality. On important but irrelevant facts

https://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/01/inequality-0?zid=293&ah=e50f636873b42369614615ba3c16df4a

4) Competition Policy. Crossing continents

https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21596669-competition-authorities-are-increasingly-reaching-beyond-their-countries-borders-crossing?zid=293&ah=e50f636873b42369614615ba3c16df4a

5) Go to the internet and find an article that discusses the problems of income unequality in the U.S. economy, summarize key points and post in the Discussions area.

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