It has been weeks now since Mr. Romney's rivals first sought to make an issue of his wealth, and questions about it are likely to come up again.
The former secretary's frank evaluation of the effects of a generation-long transfer of wealth to the top one percent was notable in the political realm, since it came during a week in which Barack Obama's discussion with "Joe the Plumber" gave the issue of wealth redistribution a higher profile.
OWS made a big impact, mostly by putting the issue of wealth disparity and corporate power on the national agenda and changing the nation's conversation, including the discourse of politicians and talking heads.
In the wake of Thomas Piketty's runaway economic bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the issue of wealth inequality has become a hot-button issue.
"The issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time and it is the great political issue of our time.
"The issue of wealth and income equality is the great moral issue of our time, the great economic issue of our time and the great political issue of our time and together we will address that issue," he added.
… The issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time and it is the great political issue of our time.
Take the issue of wealth and poverty, for instance.
"The issue of wealth and income inequality is the great economic issue of our time, the great political issue of our time, and the great moral issue of our time," Sanders said in prepared remarks.
(The issue of wealth inequality, unlike many of the moral "issues" that the church takes up to identify with today, is a theme that recurs often in the Bible).
The issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time, and it is the great political issue of our time.
