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moondust

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19. Still much inequality.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 01:43 AM

Sep 2016

23 September 2016

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Drawing on the work of the Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, I have created the following five charts that show not only substantial growth in wealth inequality, but an even more lopsided distribution than that for income inequality.

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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37731-the-state-of-the-united-states-on-wealth-inequality

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Millions in US climb out of poverty, at long last [View all] pnwmom Sep 2016 OP

About time, K&R. mountain grammy Sep 2016 #1

Exactly - a little bit of government action can push the momentum bhikkhu Sep 2016 #3

May your boomerang come around the back side to whack you on the head nolabels Sep 2016 #2

Great news underpants Sep 2016 #4

Could you imagine the improvement if Obama had a Democratic Congress for 8 years instead of just 2? LonePirate Sep 2016 #5

I can and it makes me mad that the Republicans put themselves and their party first rather cstanleytech Sep 2016 #8

Good Grief, have we ever seen NY Times carry such a whopper. No one in the working class has been Todays_Illusion Sep 2016 #6

How do you define working class? PersonNumber503602 Sep 2016 #7

You are moving the topic and, I meant new cars, and I mean incomes for a family with two wage Todays_Illusion Sep 2016 #10

I agree that employment isn't permanent for anyone PersonNumber503602 Sep 2016 #21

New cars are $15,000 minimum, to start. You know "plenty" closeupready Sep 2016 #12

Do real people even qualify for car loans? FrodosPet Sep 2016 #16

Yes, actually I do. PersonNumber503602 Sep 2016 #20

To be honest? No, I am not believing it not when retailers like Walmart continue to treat cstanleytech Sep 2016 #9

They want you to believe we don't need an increase in the minimum wage. Don't you feel rich yet ? Todays_Illusion Sep 2016 #11

No. The article actually supports the thesis that Obama's policies have been improving pnwmom Sep 2016 #15

These are figures from the CENSUS BUREAU, not the NYT. The paper is merely reporting them. pnwmom Sep 2016 #13

I've been blue collar for 27 years, and most people I've worked with have bought houses bhikkhu Sep 2016 #14

Yesterday's gone. jtuck004 Sep 2016 #17

Only if I close my eyes bhikkhu Sep 2016 #24

The links I posted have the numbers from real sales, the census bureau and other markets, and they jtuck004 Sep 2016 #25

I think the main thing is 14 million new jobs created bhikkhu Sep 2016 #28

" Things are ok, generally, and going in a good direction" Glad you got yours, but you did it on jtuck004 Sep 2016 #29

I have seen improvement all around me. JNelson6563 Sep 2016 #22

income inequality will keep the poverty rates high elmac Sep 2016 #18

Still much inequality. moondust Sep 2016 #19

This is good to hear. Too bad DTs has his Trumpsters convinced the whole nation is in the pits.... Hekate Sep 2016 #23

Even on this thread there are posters who refuse to accept good news Democat Sep 2016 #27

Better than nothing but... Helen Borg Sep 2016 #26

Good news, with much left to be done... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #30

Locking. However this OP is perfect for GD or GD:2016. Please re-post it there. In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #31