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The Senate budget committee held a hearing last week on income inequality, discussing some graphs that will make you shake your head in shame:
As Mother Jones notes, “The 1 percent hasn’t controlled such a large share of the economy since the eve of the Great Depression.” Dance our worries away, girls!
Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books. More by Sarah Shay Mirk
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……. so flapper porn probably isn’t a thing, right?
Umm… your chart peaks in 2007. Implying that 2007 was like 1928, not that now is
Who is to decide what income equality would be?