04.03.2012 Policy Points

Sinking Despite A Rising Tide

The Brookings Institution graphs changes in the share of total income received by those in the bottom 10 percent of the income distribution compared to those in the top 10 percent from 1945 to 2008. Since 1975, the gap between the two groups has widened considerably.

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