IRS Data on Income Shifts Shows Progressivity of Federal Individual Income Tax

Here I mistakenly used the word “wealth” when I should have said “income."

Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data

Summary of Latest Federal Income Tax Data

I used the word "effective" when I meant "efficient."  Here I should have said, “Capitalism doesn’t work by efficiently allocating existing resources."

The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage

Nick Hanauer's Near Insane $15 An Hour Minimum Wage Proposal

CEOs Now Earn 273 Times the Average Worker's Pay — Should You Be Mad?

닉 하나우어는 부자이고 부끄러워하지 않는 자본주의자인데 동료 부유층들에게 할 말이 있습니다. 깨어나세요! 늘어나는 불평등은 우리 사회를 혁명 이전의 프랑스와 비슷한 상황으로 몰아갑니다. 최소 임금의 극적인 상승이 왜 중산층을 성장하게 하고 경제 번영을 이끌고 혁명을 방지하는지 그의 주장을 들어보세요.

동료 부유층들이여 조심하라, 곡괭이들이 오고 있다.

Rising economic inequality is pushing society toward instability, risking a future reminiscent of pre-revolutionary France. In 1980, the top one percent held 8 percent of national income; today, they hold over 20 percent, with the bottom 50 percent falling behind. Sustainable prosperity depends on a strong middle class, not the accumulation of wealth at the very top. Abandoning trickle-down thinking and investing in widespread economic participation can prevent unrest and build a thriving economy.