A study by Emmanuel Saez shows that in 2009 and 2010, the first year of the current “recovery” the one percent captured 93% of the income growth.
Here are the numbers:
CYCLE TOP 1% INCOME GROWTH 99% INCOME GROWTH
1993-2000 – 98.7% 20.3%
2001 Recession – (30.8%) (6.5%)
2002-2007 – 61.8% 6.8%
2007 Recession – (36.3%) (11.6%)
2009-2010 – 11.6% 0.2%
Source Data WSJ
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