November 16, 2012

Why Income Inequality Has Skyrocketed In The Last 30 Years

Why Income Inequality Has Skyrocketed In The Last 30 Years: American income inequality has skyrocketed over the last 30 years, as compensation for the wealthiest Americans has grown while wages have stagnated for the middle- and lower-classes. Incomes for the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans are now eight times higher than incomes for the bottom 20 percent, according to a study from the Center on [...]/p