Wow... The Motherload Of Graphs... 'It's the Inequality, Stupid' - MoJo

[WillyT]

It's the Inequality, Stupid
Eleven charts that explain what's wrong with America.
—By Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot - MoJo




Much more: http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph

:wow:

:kick:

[LongTomH]

1. K&R

Proud to be first to K&R :kick:

[baldguy]

2. This should be on billboards on major highways in every city in America.

If you're an individual making less than $100k/yr, you have more in common with minimum wage workers who flip burgers & clean toilets than you do with hedge-fund managers.

[progressoid]

6. We'd have a lot of driving accidents

While people tried to figure out what it meant.

[patrice]

3. k, so don't get mad at a dumb question: Why don't we give everyone $1million > a tax cut & everyone

$1million < progressive increases, on the theory that $1 million > are less dependent upon fiat currency & toxic assets than $1 million <, so $1 million > would actually have some entrepreneurial capital available, that is (unlike those above them) capital that they are actually able to invest in authentically NEW enterprises and they'd be willing to do that for some moderate tax cuts, the people's price for which would be "Defense" cuts to 30% of revenues and Universal Single Payer Health Care coverage. . . . ?

[sam11111]

4. 94% Not 60 or 70 was top tax rate 1945

The Tax Foundation is the erroneous source...a RW source?

I have seen that 94 and indeed 90% all thru most of the 1940's 50's 60's at several sources.
And in DU posts.

Possibly the magazine meant for just ONE million...but we should be looking at the real world.

Good article tho. Thanks Willy! Always a good OP from Willy.

[WillyT]

5. Here:

:hi:

[sam11111]

7. Hi Willy! that pictograph is a lot closer to what ive seen than the MJ article

Guess we need an expert to clear this up.

A shame MJ had it so far to the RW's goal...low low low.

[pnorman]

8. Thanks, I can use all those graphs!

n/t

[sam11111]

9. wiki graph top tax rates last century

The page with the graph is here but just the graph, see second url-----

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States

the graph alone is


Dup belo by error

[sam11111]

10. The Tax Foundation is RW..."tax freedom day"

Mother Jones made a big error in using a RW source...and the graph had a big falsehood in it..... a low top rate ...most helpful to the GOP.

Image attempt now...
This is the true top rate as from Wiki...NOT The Tax Foundation...



Wow I thinK it worked.