I have 2 thoughts on this issue: #1. So? Whoopdy doo, its a fact. A lot like saying theres oxygen in air. Theres nothing you can do about it.
#2. It seems like there are too many people who's whole job is to spit out these facts rather than actually doing real work. -Curt Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:12:02 -0400 From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Factoids Message-ID: <D7D23C7BED9548338A7BEF3CA12B2B74@PC466116028214> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Income inequality in the United States has grown significantly since the early 1970s, after several decades of stability, and has been the subject of study of many scholars and institutions. While inequality has risen among most developed countries, and especially English-speaking ones, it is highest in the United States. Most of the growth has been between the middle class and top earners, with the disparity becoming more extreme the further one goes up in the income distribution. A 2011 study by the CBO found that the top earning 1 percent of households increased their income by about 275% after federal taxes and income transfers over a period between 1979 and 2007....... _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
