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There was an increase in business profits.
There was an increase in business profits.
Average Americans were not investing in the stock market.
Average Americans were not investing in the stock market.
Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.
Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.
There was heavy regulation of certain businesses by the government.
There was heavy regulation of certain businesses by the government.
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The factor most responsible for an unequal distribution of wealth is:
Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.
This suggests that while business owners were seeing significant increases in their profits, average workers' wages were not rising at a similar rate, leading to a widening wealth gap.
