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On the recordJune 6, 2012
Income inequality, purchasing ability inequality, the middle class and consumer, they have got nowhere to go.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen highlights the struggles of the middle class amid rising income inequality.

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