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New Study Finds the Wealthy Are Different

On average, high earners have a very different idea of what makes a just society.

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  • Reducing economic inequality through a more progressive tax system, investments in education and human capital, and several wealth-building policies.

Most of these proposals have long had a prominent place in progressive policy wishlists. Getting them enacted with a political class that embraces the interests of those at the top is the challenge. It's one that only a mass movement crying out for a more equitable and humane economy can overcome. 

Joshua Holland is a freelance writer and editor-at-large at AlterNet. He's the author of The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy. Drop him an email or follow him on Twitter.

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