Comments on: The Best Inequality Graph

By: Commentator

Commentator — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:00:55 +0000

I don’t know if anyone commented on this, but these graphs are meaningless. If individual X started his 20s in the lowest quintile and over the course of 45 years rose to the third or fourth quintile upward, typical for hard working, sober, responsible adult, his income is not still that of the lowest quintile over those 45 years. Wage levels are meaningless – what matters is how quickly people move between them, especially the poor. A lot of those people supposedly getting wealthier and wealthier in the top quintile were in the bottom quintile only ten years ago.

By: Why is the middle class disappearing? Actual data. | Occupy Friday Harbor

Why is the middle class disappearing? Actual data. | Occupy Friday Harbor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:15:23 +0000

[...] disconnect between economic growth and middle-class income growth is due largely to rising inequality. In the past several decades much of the economy’s growth has gone to those at the top of the [...]

By: It’s inequality, not envy. (At least not in polite company.) « jeffrozier

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:07:47 +0000

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By: "Structural Adjustment for the Middle Class?" | FavStocks

"Structural Adjustment for the Middle Class?" | FavStocks — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:56:18 +0000

[...] Here is a graph provided by Lane Kenworthy demonstrating the growth in income of the top 1% (link). (Kenworthy's discussion is very good.) The top line is the median household [...]

By: Structural adjustment for the middle class? « UnderstandingSociety

Structural adjustment for the middle class? « UnderstandingSociety — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:33:09 +0000

[...] Here is a graph provided by Lane Kenworthy demonstrating the growth in income of the top 1% (link). (Kenworthy’s discussion is very good.) The top line is the median household income of [...]

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By: Government Policies Dictate Income Distribution « Chasing Fat Tails

Government Policies Dictate Income Distribution « Chasing Fat Tails — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:43:12 +0000

[...] were explicit government policies that redirected economic growth towards the top 10%. This graph makes that even more explicit: You get the tar, I'll get the [...]

By: APS

APS — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:51:36 +0000

Hi;

I would like to see this graph in terms of total income per year earned by each of those percentiles. Maybe that can’t be adjusted for inflation, I don’t know. But, I would like to see if the top 1% are really taking down a measurable chunk of the country’s income.

I don’t see why the top 20% minus that top 1% are excluded from this graph, since all groups are given equal ink in this picture.

By: We Don't Live in a Free Market Economy - Martin C. Winer

We Don't Live in a Free Market Economy - Martin C. Winer — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:51:47 +0000

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By: Craig Avedisian

Craig Avedisian — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:04:14 +0000

Lane,

Do you have graphs of after tax income?

Thanks,

Craig

By: The Stats of the Union - Martin C. Winer

The Stats of the Union - Martin C. Winer — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:53:05 +0000

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By: The ultra-rich, the rich and the rest of us « Phil Ebersole's Blog

The ultra-rich, the rich and the rest of us « Phil Ebersole's Blog — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:38:02 +0000

[...] on The Best Inequality Graph for background information on statistical charts of [...]

By: Richard (RJ) Eskow: Blindsight: Economics, Country Music, Tea Parties, and Third World America « In The News « Obama America

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:50:29 +0000

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By: In other news … « The Confluence

In other news … « The Confluence — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:13:26 +0000

[...] falls into the cracks in the American Economic Machine. It’s a pretty disturbing trend. Just in case that’s not enough to convince you, here’s a graph from Lane Kenworthy. It shows how the trend upward was halted during the Clinton years and a bit [...]

By: Fun Stuff Around the Web | Campaign Perspective

Fun Stuff Around the Web | Campaign Perspective — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:39:12 +0000

[...] The Best Inequality Graph Great graph created by University of Arizona Professor Lane Kenworthy demonstrating the differences in inflation-adjusted incomes of the poorest 20%, middle 60% and top 1% of American households since the 1970′s. No degree in math or stats needed to understand the graph. The take away, if the lines were closers together I’d probably own that iPad I want. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. ← Important Lesson: In A Crisis, Don’t Fake Your Command Center [...]