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Jason Ma

The record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns

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Workers have been falling behind dramatically in the tug of war between capital and labor, stoking serious concern about the trust holding the economy and society together.

Diane Swonk, chief economist and managing director at KPMG, highlighted troubling data on corporate versus workers’ earnings that were included in a report she recently authored.

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