GDP per capita has increased linearly in the US over the last few decades. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs217.snc4/39207_444504373981_502968981_

GDP per capita has increased linearly in the US over the last few decades. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs217.snc4/39207_444504373981_502968981_6034355_1544895_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs217.snc4/39207... The distribution of salaries for the UK looks like this: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs224.snc4/38561_444867603981_502968981_6044365_160055_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs224.snc4/38561... and I expect that the US is even more extreme, although I don't have any data for US salaries.