Thursday, October 5, 2017

Understanding Wealth in America

Please read Nine Charts about Wealth in America published by the Urban Institute that was updated October 5, 2017. One finding to note:
"Focusing on private income, such as earnings and dividends, plus cash government benefits, we see that the income of families near the top increased roughly 90 percent from 1963 to 2016, while the income of families at the bottom increased less than 10 percent."
The authors and designers did an amazing job creating interactive graphics, which will be more engaging on a computer or larger screen.