The 1980s marked a turning point where income inequality, wealth inequality, and life expectancy trajectories shifted negatively—multiple measures of economic and social health began diverging from prior trends starting in the 1980s.

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David Leon Hart

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I see the 80s as something of a turning point. Whether it's income inequality, wealth inequality, whether it's life expectancy, so many different measures seem to go on a different trajectory then.

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Does American Capitalism Still Work?The Aspen Institute
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:21:54 AM

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