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Discussing how inequality is stagnating American society, in the New York Times:

"The policy debate in the United States is head-spinning. Nobody knows if there's going to be more fiscal stimulus ... or how a row over taxes will end ... Republicans are digging in, saying it's crazy to raise taxes in a faltering economy. It's not crazy. Ending the tax cuts for the rich is a minimum signal for a divided land, a statement that the two Americas are acquainted with each other. But with Obama facing a stinging midterm defeat, it looks like a long shot."

--9/27/10

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