How many poor people do you really know?
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One of the byproducts of growing inequality is that many wealthier people grow up, live, and work without ever knowing someone who is poor or struggling financially. Do the wealthy have an obligation to know what life is like for those on the lower end of the income spectrum? In this episode, we hear from John Paul Rollert, an adjunct associate professor at Chicago Booth and our in-house ethicist.
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