Since the late 1980s, income inequality has grown in most parts of the country, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy.
Today's Question: Does a consumption tax help or hurt income inequality?
Friday, June 12, 2009 | 1:28 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:03 a.m. CDT, Monday, June 15, 2009
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