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Aspen Ideas Festival
Will Business Lead a Middle-Class Resurgence?
Season 1
Episode 72
How can we engage business in the quest for greater income equality? While government fixes like tax, safety net, and education are clearly important, another group of people also needs to act — business people. Decisions about wages, benefits, and skills reside largely in the business sector, which holds the key to expansion of the middle class.
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