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Pramila Jayapal: “Although the Great Recession officially ended 10 years ago, the bottom 50 percent of households have only just retained…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2019
Although the Great Recession officially ended 10 years ago, the bottom 50 percent of households have only just retained their wealth, which I find appalling.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal criticizes the slow recovery of wealth for lower-income households post-recession.

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