Which decade did income inequality rise the most in?
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Question: Which decade did income inequality rise the most in?
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darklordoftech
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« on: January 12, 2019, 02:01:25 AM »
With all the talk about income inequality in 2016, I couldn't help but wonder about the timeline.
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2019, 01:02:53 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2019, 01:50:48 AM »

Curse the tech giants.
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2019, 11:58:04 AM »
The 90s easily...welfare reform, the tech bubble
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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2019, 02:14:17 PM »
Probably the post-2009 years, because the recovery was largely for the wealthy.
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2019, 07:49:33 AM »
yeah that looks about right. it was pretty noticeable
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2019, 01:04:42 AM »

A logarithmic scale would be a better measure.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2019, 03:55:52 AM »
Quote from: Secret Cavern Survivor on February 22, 2019, 01:04:42 AM
A logarithmic scale would be a better measure.

Was thinking the same thing - you can really see that exponential pattern from 1970 to 2000. 
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