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Inequality is not “top X%” vs. “the rest.” Every part of the distribution is stretching. Every pair of points is further apart than it used to be.
by closeparen 8y ago
Inequality is not “top X%” vs. “the rest.” Every part of the distribution is stretching. Every pair of points is further apart than it used to be.
- coldtea 8y agoWell, middle class now is closer to working class precariousness, than before, so it's not exactly that "every pair of points is further apart than it used to be".
- closeparen 8y agoThe differences within middle and working class are also widening.