Title: 5 reasons income inequality has become a major political issue
Headings: 5 reasons why income inequality has become a major political issue
5 reasons why income inequality has become a major political issue
Technology has altered the nature of work
Globalization
The rise of superstars
The decline of organized labor
Changing, and breaking, the rules

Content: Why has this happened? And why has it grown so pronounced in the United States? Here are five causes identified by scholars of the subject: Technology has altered the nature of work
The digital revolution creates enormous wealth for those with the skills and preparation to take advantage, but it eliminates what economists call “middle-skill” jobs. Computer software and industrial machines now fill roles — from clerical tasks to routine manufacturing — that once produced middle-class incomes for workers without college degrees. “That has increased the value of abstract problem solving, interpersonal communication, organization skills — things that highly educated workers tend to be very capable of,” said MIT professor David Autor. “ It has simultaneously devalued a lot of cognitively repetitive tasks in offices (and) on production lines. That has contributed to downward pressure and wage pressure and economic insecurity for the less educated.” Globalization
Competition from rising economies like China’s, combined with reduced trade barriers, have further reduced prospects for American workers without advanced skills. That has produced devastating consequences for workers in sectors such as textiles, furniture and leather goods.