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2006/6/21

The Widening Gap

@ 08:54 PM (26 months, 27 days ago)

Definitely required reading for today.

The Washington Post is examining the widening gap between the rich and the poor in our nation's metropolitan areas.  According to a Brookings Institution study, middle-class neighborhoods are steadily declining, giving way to neighborhoods segregated by income.  In the United States' largest 100 metro areas, middle-income neighborhoods have decreased from 58% in 1970, to 41% in 2000.

U.S. losing its middle-class neighborhoods

Metro areas show widening gap between rich and poor sections

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