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The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 30, 2026 | Words on Paper

Pond hockey in the 1950s, when winter had good ice and many families were middle class, enjoying benefits from the reforms of the Progressive Era. Today, a hockey stick-shaped graph shows the wealth disparity between mid-century and now. On summer evenings I often...

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