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Opinon: Wealth inequality continues to bear rotten fruit

Pedestrians walk past the headquarters of First Republic Bank in San Francisco, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

First Republic Bank — Pedestrians walk past the headquarters of First Republic Bank in San Francisco, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

My last letter spoke of recent bank failures and asked why our government broke its promise to regulate them. Since then, First Republic Bank has failed and several more look sick.