Political Consequences of Wealth Disparity
The middle-class America of my youth was another country.HTMLBREAKWe are now living in a new Gilded Age, as extravagant as the original. Mansions have made a comeback. HTMLBREAKThe concentration of income at the top is a key reason that the United States, for all its economic achievements, has more poverty and lower life expectancy than any other major advanced nation. Above all, the growing concentration of wealth has reshaped our political system: it is at the root both of a general shift to the right and of an extreme polarization of our politics.
The trend of increasing wealth disparity in the United States since the late twentieth century has most directly contributed to which of the following political developments?
A
Enhanced polarization due to divergent interests between socio-economic groups.
B
Bipartisan policy agreements resulting from improved middle-class incomes.
C
A focus shift towards healthcare reform driven by increased life expectancy.
D
A reduction in political contention due to decreased poverty rates.
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