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Politics will temper US income inequality debate

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UNITED STATES

Persistent social inequalities underline top-level US household income growth

Widening wealth disparities will drive populist voting

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INT

Wealth is more unequal than incomes; countries with stable or falling income inequality will increasingly address wealth

Inequality will grow as political concern in China

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CHINA

China is among the most unequal countries in the world

Regressive tax bill may offset rising US minimum wages

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UNITED STATES

Minimum wages rose in 22 states in 2017, adding impetus to rising wages for the lowest earners after years of stagnation

Investing in people is key to a sustainable recovery

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INT

The pandemic has damaged human and social capital; both are key to economic prospects but under-recorded in GDP accounts

Policy can prevent productivity pay gaps proliferating

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INT

The widening US productivity pay gap, where GDP gains are paid to workers less and less, is not replicated globally

Inequality will be more salient as Russians feel pinch

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RUSSIA

Russia’s richest own much of the wealth while the majority are only just getting by

Policy is key to curbing the forces driving inequality

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INT

The rich are getting richer globally but policies fostering redistribution, diversification and growth can check this

Taxing capital over income and spending needs momentum

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INT

Wealth is more unequal than income; tackling property prices and tax is more crucial for some nations than others

UK interest rate course to determine inequality level

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UNITED KINGDOM

Household wealth surged after 2013, especially for older and higher-income groups, but has fallen sharply since 2021