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> > "Capital income amounts for two percent of income for the bottom 99 percent of households." (page 7 of the pdf) > so 98% of capital income accrues to the 1

> > "Capital income amounts for two percent of income for the bottom 99 percent of households." (page 7 of the pdf) > so 98% of capital income accrues to the 1% No. It's not saying that 2% of capital income goes to the bottom 99%. It's saying that 2% of the income of the bottom 99% is capital income.

clairity 6y ago
then that means its even more disproportionate, not less.
- jstanley 6y ago
  There is not enough data provided in that sentence to tell either way.
  - clairity 6y ago
    it's commonly known that the income and wealth distributions are heavily skewed, which is all the extra information you need.