The cost of income inequality

<p>A new study from the RAND Corporation revisits an old idea: the gap between the rich and poor is widening. But it presents striking data that shows income inequality has cost the bottom 90% of workers about $2.5 trillion. And, negotiations on a $908 billion coronavirus relief bill appear stalled Tuesday morning.</p> <p>Your support makes our journalism possible — <a href="https://support.marketplace.org/mkp-mmr-sn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become a Marketplace Investor today to keep us going strong</a>.</p>