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been documented in an Oxfam study that shows that the 62 richest billionaires own as much wealth as the poorer half of the world’s population.

We could provide every child with a fairer shot at security and success. We could make immense headway in driving down the many agonizing correlates of poverty, like violence, sickness, and despair. Crime rates would plummet. Eviction rates, too. Neighborhoods would stabilize and come alive. Schools could focus more on education instead of

Sacklers.

The evidence is clear—inequality has risen dramatically in recent years, with searing consequences for societies across the world.

For each dollar earned in 2005, the top 10 percent received 48.5 cents.

Our cities have become unaffordable to our poorest families, and this problem is leaving a deep and jagged scar on the next generation.