Given that they think The Great Gatsby is a tale of social mobility and not one of a self-created hero, these two economists seem to think our inequality is the root of all evil, that no one can move in society because the rungs of the ladder are too far apart, so to speak.

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Are you a root and branch type of person when it comes to change or do you think nudging events in the right direction is more constructive?

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Since Mr. Mattos is reluctant to weigh things down, horseradish root stands in for more traditional salad toppings (think cheese or croutons).

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While there is some credence to that (we'll go there too), we think the root of all this angst goes way deeper.

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"I think slapping a fine on a parent doesn't necessarily get to the root of the problem and doesn't necessarily do anything about it, " she said.

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Kyl wants "to understand the root and cause of what happened here before we haphazardly rush and approve what we think is the remedy, " his spokesman Ryan Patmintra said.

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But Kyl wants "to understand the root and cause of what happened here before we haphazardly rush and approve what we think is the remedy, " said his spokesman, Ryan Patmintra.

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"I do think it's probably better to live in a place where they are able to root, graze and be a pig, " says Pernice, who lives in a detached house with a large yard.

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"I do think it's probably better to live in a place where they are able to root, graze and be a pig, " says Pernice, 50, who lives in a detached house with a large yard.

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