Country Alpha and Country Beta both have a similarly high average income per person. However, a visualization of their income distributions shows that Country Alpha has a much taller column representing the income of its wealthiest 10% compared to Country Beta. The columns representing the poorest 10% in Country Alpha are also much shorter than in Country Beta. What is the most logical conclusion that can be drawn from this information?
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