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    Is There Hope For The American Dream? What Americans Think About Income Inequality

    A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about their economic experience and expectations of success.
    by Joe Neel Jan 09, 2020 3 minutes
    A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about the experience and expectations of economic success in the U.S. today.

    Income inequality in the U.S. is at an all-time high, according to the Census Bureau. But do Americans care?

    A new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that less than half of Americans, regardless of income, view it as very serious problem.

    They hold these views even though a majority (57%) believes very wealthy Americans should pay more in taxes

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