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[[The United States of America]]: [[US personal income gap|personal income gap]] | [[The United States of America]]: [[US personal income gap|personal income gap]] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[category:US | + | [[category:US/issues]][[Income disparity]] is currently an issue in the {{USA}} because of the huge (and widening) disparity between those at the highest levels of income and everyone else. |
| − | There are indications that this is a growing problem elsewhere, such as [[UK | + | There are indications that this is a growing problem elsewhere, such as [[income disparity/UK|the United Kingdom]]. |
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==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
* [[US economy]] | * [[US economy]] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | ===unfiled news=== | ||
* '''2007-08-01''' [http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=6369 How the U.S. Middle Class Became 10% Poorer]: a change in measurement standards intended to make them more accurate, not a real change | * '''2007-08-01''' [http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=6369 How the U.S. Middle Class Became 10% Poorer]: a change in measurement standards intended to make them more accurate, not a real change | ||
* '''2007-07-30''' [http://www.alternet.org/rights/57727/ Is the US Heading for 'Developing Nations' Inequality Levels?] by Paul Harris, ''The Observer UK'' | * '''2007-07-30''' [http://www.alternet.org/rights/57727/ Is the US Heading for 'Developing Nations' Inequality Levels?] by Paul Harris, ''The Observer UK'' | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 1 May 2009
The United States of America: personal income gap
Overview
Income disparity is currently an issue in the United States because of the huge (and widening) disparity between those at the highest levels of income and everyone else.
There are indications that this is a growing problem elsewhere, such as the United Kingdom.
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Related Pages
Links
unfiled news
- 2007-08-01 How the U.S. Middle Class Became 10% Poorer: a change in measurement standards intended to make them more accurate, not a real change
- 2007-07-30 Is the US Heading for 'Developing Nations' Inequality Levels? by Paul Harris, The Observer UK
- 2007-03-26
- Who's Gorging and Who's Getting Roasted in the Economic Barbecue? by James M. Cypher. Includes some recent history about Bush's tax breaks for the rich.
- Bush Reorients Rhetoric, Acknowledges Income Gap