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How skewed is America's income inequality? Take our quiz.

Income inequality has become a central issue in the presidential election, with President Obama 鈥渢he defining issue of our time,鈥 Mitt Romney decrying 鈥渢he ,鈥 and Romney鈥檚 former Bain partner (and current campaign contributor) Edward Conard , that income inequality is something America needs more of.  To evaluate what the candidates say in the coming months, you鈥檒l need a working knowledge of the topic. How well do you know American inequality? Take this quiz based on my new book, :

1. Who said the following in 1946: 鈥淟abor unions are woven into our economic pattern of American life, and collective bargaining is a part of the democratic process. I say recognize this fact not only with our lips but with our hearts鈥?

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A protester holds up a sign as he and other members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Service Workers West labor union and their supporters make their way down Century Boulevard during an one-day general strike at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on May 1.

The president of the United Autoworkers union

The president of the United States

The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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