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Video #4- The Income Gap

May 20, 2011 | By Page May [1]

From 1979 to 2007, the average, after-tax, inflation-adjusted income of middle-class households increased 25%; for the top 1%, it rose 281%.i

Watch Part 4 of our video series to learn more!

For an annotated script, click here [2].

If you learn more about the income gap click here [3] to view the State Of Working America’s section on income— it has lots of great graphs! Here [4] is a personal favorite of mine.

Also, check out this [5] graph from the Center on Policy and Budget Priorities.

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Click here to check out, learn more, and join the Mind the Gap! campaign [7]

iWashington Post- http://wapo.st/a4g5ZE [8]

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