the underlying reasons why the gap is widening are contested. The EPI concludes that rising inequality isn’t an inevitable historically predetermined plight but
The above chart is incredibly important to understand. The big Federal debt incurred during WWII was largely visible by our involvement in the war. Today we are inching closer to this level and there is nothing remotely close to what was going on during WWII. The chart also doesn...
Inequality is a problem that will never truly be solved, or if it can we have not yet been able to conceive of such a solution that is fair for everyone. Perhaps this should not even be a goal for us, but at least it should be a goal that all Americans can participate in the ...
Figure 1. Flow Chart of Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Used to Isolate Patients with Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Bladder Cancer. 2.2. Statistical Analysis Descriptive statistics (two-sided independent sample T-tests and Chi-squared tests) were used to compare baseline patient characteristics based on...
Reeves argues that this class is essential for understanding inequality for two reasons. The first is that this class perceives theirsocioeconomicstatus as being squarely middle class, while their actual circumstances put them among the nation’s richest. However, because they’re not the 1%, we...
In contrast, the sector in which the business is operating is often shown to influence the level of earnings significantly (Table 2.1).3 For example, Parker (1997) describes the increase in income inequality in the 1980s, and explains it by the increasing heterogeneity of work undertaken by ...
Below is a chart that highlights mid-career median pay by Ivy League school. The likelihood of earningsix figures a yearin one's 40s is high. As a parent, this should be comforting. Source: USNWR and PayScale What Do Ivy League Graduates Do For Work?
The rich are frequently criticized for not contributing their fair portion of taxes. However, when examining income taxes, it becomes evident that the wealthy actually contribute more than their fair share. Here's a chart displaying the proportion of income taxes paid by different income groups fro...
Fig. 1: Study selection process outlined with PRISMA flow chart. Because reasons for exclusion are not mutually exclusive, numbers given for reasons for exclusion during full text-screening stage equal more than the total excluded at this stage (n = 422). Number of studies identified in ad...
Salvador has a high degree of social inequality, but over 95% of the households are connected with piped water and a large sanitation programme is expanding the sewage system from 25% in the middle 1990s to over 60% [28]. Study design A longitudinal study of cognitive performance of pre-...