Interesting table the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities compiled based on CBO data:
Big market downturns tend to reduce inequality, but the trend is unmistakable. Higher taxes, more transfers, and more government services.
After-Tax Income 1979-2006
Previous in TP Yglesias
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