Read the case study "Is the Inequality in U.S. Income Distribution Surging?" in our Taking Sides text (3.8). Then comment on video from Daniel Ariely's research, on what we think about inequality.

Write an editorial on the topic of income inequality that answers the following questions:

• Do you believe that income inequality in the United States is a current economic issue?
• How does income inequality affect businesses in the private sector?
• How is income inequality related to productivity? (See Ch. 6 in the Wheelan text).
• How does income inequality affect economic growth?
• How can economic policies change the distribution of income in our country? please provide references.