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  2. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A value of zero indicates complete equality (for example, if each household received the same amount of income), and a value of one indicates complete inequality (for example, if a single household received all the income). Thus, a Gini coefficient that increases over time indicates rising income inequality."

  3. Causes of income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    While pre-tax income is the primary driver of income inequality, the less progressive tax code further increased the share of after-tax income going to the highest income groups. For example, had these tax changes not occurred, the after-tax income share of the top 0.1% would have been approximately 4.5% in 2000 instead of the 7.3% actual figure.

  4. Income Inequality in the US Rose for the First Time in a Decade

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    Real median income also varied by age groups, with median income for household members aged 65 and over being hit the hardest — declining 2.6% between 2020 and 2021, according to the report.

  5. Tax policy and economic inequality in the United States

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    In 2008, the wealth gap in terms of percentage of total income in the United States between the top 1% and 5% was 7% and the gap between the top 1% and top 10% was 9%. This is an 11% reversal from the respective percentage shares of income held by these groups in 1963. Income inequality clearly accelerated beginning in the 1980s.

  6. Income Inequality Is Rising Quickly: 8 Ways To Stay on ... - AOL

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    According to the Federal Reserve, this represents one of the largest three-year rises in inequality in recent US history. If your annual salary is around the median, or about $70,000, the cards ...

  7. US wealth, income concentration resume upward climb in post ...

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    Recent data from the Federal Reserve shows the top 1% of households by income held roughly 26.5% of household net worth at the end of June, up about 1.5 percentage points since 2019, the year ...

  8. List of U.S. states and territories by income inequality

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    The United States has the greatest income disparity among developed nations. [1] However, the inequality indicators vary considerably from state to state. States that have a high concentration of skilled jobs, implement regressive tax policies, or have weaker worker protections in general tend to have greater income inequalities.

  9. Stimulus programs staved off income inequality in 2020 ... - AOL

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    Those in the top 20% had an over 3% increase in pre-tax wages, with the top 1% raking in an extra 14% of pre-tax income. Those in the bottom 20% averaged $7,600 in pandemic-related credits in 2020 ...