Saturday, October 20, 2007

Income Inequality Widens

An article by Greg Ip from the Wall Street Journal on how the boom in financial markets parallels the rise in share for the wealthiest Americans.

The richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, and underlining the divergence of economic fortunes blamed for fueling anxiety among American workers.

Widening Gap: The wealthiest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, and highlighting the divergence of economic fortunes blamed for fueling anxiety among American workers.

Click here to read this 10.12.07 article.

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