Income inequality has been rising across the world for the past decade. While many decry the expanding gap between rich and poor, others consider income inequality a misleading way to measure a society's health and wealth. This Bloomberg QuickTake explores the benefits and drawbacks of income inequality as a metric and a goal.

Originally released by Bloomberg , 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 10, 2019.

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