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The increase in inequality in income is a longtime trend, but the pressure on middle- and low-income workers is going up rapidly. Especially if they live in an area where there are high housing and gas prices, like California.
Alice Rivlin
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Alice Rivlin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: March 4
Died: 2019
Died: May 14
Economist
Former Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget
University Teacher
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Alice Mitchell Rivlin
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