American Income Disparity

Guide Note:

Income Disparity refers to the differences in average incomes between different socio-economic groups in a society. Fast Facts:

  1. Top 1% of wage earners in the US make over $348,000 a year
  2. Top 10% of wage earners in the US make over $100,000 a year
  3. Overall, incomes are increasing for the the top 10% of earners
  4. 2005: the gap between the top 1% of earners and the bottom 90% continues to grow

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. MovingIdeas.org: Income Distribution  Steve: Compares the pay of CEOs to Employees
  2. Wikipedia: Household income in the United States
  3. Census.gov: US Incomes  Steve: Provides a lot of great statistics
  4. Economist.com: "Inequality in America | The rich, the poor..." (2006)  Steve: Great article on this topic
  5. New York Times: "Income Gap Is Widening, Data Shows" (2007)
  6. NPR: "Fed Chief Issues Warning on Income Gap" (2007)
  7. MSNBC.com: Jimmy Carter: Let’s bridge the rich-poor gap (2007)

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