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> It says that inequality is the highest it has been in 50 years, yet the graph it uses to show this doesn't support that claim. It shows that the top 1% of fam
by aaron-santos 6y ago
> It says that inequality is the highest it has been in 50 years, yet the graph it uses to show this doesn't support that claim. It shows that the top 1% of families held more wealth in prior years until approximately the 1940s.
The 1940s are approx. 80 years ago. "In 50 years" refers to the period starting from ~1970 onwards.
- giantg2 6y agoThe question wasn't based on time, but rather not knowing that the y axis is inverted from what many people would consider normal.