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Like others have said, this article is strictly about American inequality - as you can see, all the examples given, and all the points discussed, were purely American.

The reduction in global inequality actually relates to the rise in American inequality, as industries that previously drove the growth of the American middle class have off-shored and are now contributing to the growth of the middle class elsewhere.

Stagnant industries that used to be the bread and butter across the US are now major growth factors in China and India.



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