SATIRE: Income inequality emerges as key topic to avoid in 2014 elections

Citing the recent failure to increase the federal minimum wage and the continuing struggles of the country’s shrinking middle class, political strategists reported Monday that income inequality has emerged as the most important topic for politicians to avoid in this year’s upcoming elections.

“Come November, voters are going to have a lot of questions about economic disparity, taxes, CEO pay, and public welfare programs, which candidates are going to have to be prepared to address with noncommittal and completely insubstantial answers no more than one sentence long," political analyst Rebecca Diemer told The Onion.

Diemer added immigration also has become a topic for candidates to completely forget about when they become elected.

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