Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionwww.morningbrew.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down13cross-posted to: til@lemmy.ca
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionwww.morningbrew.comMrkawfee@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: til@lemmy.ca
minus-squareMrkawfee@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·8 months agoTrue but it is new to the American experience since World War 2.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agoThe US has always been built to satisfy the top.
minus-squareKallestar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoA Brief History of Income Inequality in the US For further reading I’d highly recommend the book A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
True but it is new to the American experience since World War 2.
The US has always been built to satisfy the top.
A Brief History of Income Inequality in the US
For further reading I’d highly recommend the book A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.