A look at income inequality in the US

"Reuters, in a multi-part series, explore how the government is either exacerbating inequality or doing less than it could to alleviate it."

"As the nation’s leaders debate whose taxes to raise and what social programs to cut before a Jan. 1 deadline, today’s story, “Redistributing Up,” shows that the government’s hand in income inequality is increasingly visible – especially in the capital of Washington, D.C."