Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Nov 19, 2007 at 7:01 AM Pacific

It's a good time to be super-wealthy

The super-wealthy keep on getting wealthier and wealthier, and their taxes go down. Everybody else sees their share of income decline -- but their taxes stay the same.

This is your America -- brought to you by George W. Bush and the Republican Party.

Income_distribution_chart

Data source: Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez.
It's a good time to be super-wealthy
The super-wealthy keep on getting wealthier and wealthier, and their taxes go down. Everybody else sees their share of income decline -- but their taxes stay the same.

This is your America -- brought to you by George W. Bush and the Republican Party.

Income_distribution_chart

Data source: Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez.

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