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Graphic: Income Earned by the Wealthiest

Published: April 16, 2012

Work by the French economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty shows income inequality growing in the United States, with the top 1 percent of earners taking home more and more of the nation’s income. The wealthiest received nearly a quarter of U.S. income before the Great Depression, but their share fell after World War II. It began rising again after top marginal tax rates decreased significantly in the 1980s. Related Article »

Source: Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez; Paris School of Economics’ World Top Incomes Database

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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/17/business/income-earned-by-the-wealthiest.html?ref=business