Mikeoxenormous
Diamond Member
Not that Joe Biden working with China, released upon the US the Kung Flu which enabled to Marxist to shut down the economy thus putting many people out of work, and only getting a $1,400 check to try to appease them. But hey, those people did go out and spend that money at either Amazon or Walmart. Marxists will do Marxist things.Your link:
"Net worth tends to have an even more extreme spread than income does.
"While many households in the United States have zero or negative net worth, the same statement isn't valid for income.
"Household income also reflects transfer payments, while the government isn't (really) in the business of transferring wealth."
Household income Gini Index U.S. 2021 | Statista.
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US Gini household income distribution from 1990 to 2021 ranks a country from 0% (perfectly equal) to 100% (perfectly unequal).
It was 0.43 in 1992 and is currently 0.49.
The fundamental notion of American capitalism or exceptionalism was the production of a huge middle class.
Many people suspect the 41.4% jump in the Gini over the last decade and the rising level of consumer debt have been at least partially responsible for the loss of that greatest middle class in history.
10 Years Ago: Wealth & Income Inequality Analysis from Richard Wolff