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Angus King: “If two-thirds of the American economy is driven by consumer spending and the income is going to the top 1 percent...”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
If two-thirds of the American economy is driven by consumer spending and the income is going to the top 1 percent...
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King links income inequality to sluggish economic recovery.

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