Income Gap Remains Unchanged in CT

The Hartford Courant reported in early October that although the full impact of the recession on the income gap remains unclear, the huge income gap separating the state's wealthiest residents and the middle and lower classes surprised experts by remaining virtually unchanged from 2007 to 2008.

"...the disparity — the gap in Connecticut is the second-largest in the country — means that the poor face an ever-steeper climb to improve their standing while the middle class struggles to maintain its standard of living."

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