Indiana Leads Growth in Economic Inequality

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Indiana leads the Midwest in growing economic inequality. According to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% in Indiana owns 17.3 times the wealth of the rest of the state.

Indiana Institute for Working Families Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Bradley said economic inequality in Indiana is growing, and growing faster than its neighbors. Bradley is a Senior Policy Analyst, explaining the causes of widening economic inequality across Indiana.