The Impact of Income Inequality on Americans’ Experiences

Mary G. Findling, Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson

Challenge, 2020, vol. 63, issue 3, 156-164

Abstract: This analysis of a recent probability based poll analyzes the differences in life experiences between adults living in the top 1% highest income U.S. households compared with middle- and lower-income U.S. adults. We discuss their implications for the future: (1) The top 1% do not share the same serious problems facing middle- and lower-income Americans. (2) In health care, the top 1% often do not experience access- and cost-related problems facing middle- and lower-income Americans. (3) Despite the strong U.S. economy, there are significant levels of financial insecurity and anxiety about the future among many middle-income Americans.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/05775132.2020.1736254

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