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Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?

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August 19, 2013

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Inequality explained in pie charts (made of actual pie)

When one of you asked, "Are the rich getting too much of the economic pie?" the team behind Economics in Plain English got pretty excited. Because you said "pie." So we headed to Dangerously Delicious Pies in northeast Washington, D.C., with business editor Derek Thompson to explain income inequality over dessert. We ordered three pies -- peanut butter, blueberry, and something amazing called the "Baltimore Bomb" -- to make three charts that illustrate the income and wealth gap in the U.S. We're not the first to mix math and pastry, as we discovered recently, but we hope this video offers a tasty perspective on a complex economic question.

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