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The last few elections have featured candidates vying to be seen as "outside government," denying that they are part of the political establishment. Commentator Mickey Edwards finds this tendency disappointing. He thinks that for government to be effective, we must respect officeholders and politicians, whom he calls the "cornerstones of democracy."

In the third part of our series on the income gap, reporter Elaine Korry examines whether America is still the land of opportunity or whether that cornerstone of our national identity has been eroded by years of stagnant wages and a growing disparity in incomes.