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Wealth and Class Take Center Stage in Nebraska Senate Race

Wealth and Class Take Center Stage in Nebraska Senate Race

Pete Ricketts’s wealth has made class a central issue in Nebraska’s Senate race.

The contest is taking place in Nebraska, though the source does not say who Ricketts is running against or provide further details about the race.

The debate reflects a wider economic divide: the wealth of rich people has risen while workers have lost ground to inflation.

Inflation can make everyday costs harder to keep up with when incomes do not rise as quickly.

That divide has become politically important in this Senate contest and beyond.

The source does not say what the candidates have proposed or how the race may develop.

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In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.
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