Emmanuel Saez

Income Inequality Worse Under Obama Than George W. Bush

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.11.2012

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President Obama may talk a big game about economic fairness, but his record on the issue doesn't quite match up. There are lots of reasons to think...

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We Have to Choose What Kind of a People We Are

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.13.2012

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Rev. Jesse Jackson

We can't simply tell a young generation that the American Dream is a nightmare for them. We can't have a prosperous economy if the middle class is sinking. We will not long be a democracy if the wealthiest pocket the rewards and check out of building the nation.

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How American Income Inequality Hit Levels Not Seen Since The Depression

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Income Distribution, Income Gap, Wealthy, Middle Class Wages, Income Inequality, Third World America, Great Recession, Raghuram Rajan, Emmanuel Saez, Banks, Wage Stagnation, Paul Krugman, American International Group, Great Depression, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters, By Emily Kaiser) - In 2007, when the world was on the brink of financial crisis, U.S. income inequality hit its highest mark sin...

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RT @huffbusiness Wall Street Bonuses Vs. Normal Wages: An EXTREMELY Disturbing Chart

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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It may be hard to believe but there was a time, almost 25 years ago, when Wall Street and Main Street weren't so far apart -- at least when it came to...

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Top 1 Percent Of Americans Reaped Two-Thirds Of Recent Income Gains

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Avi Feller and Chad Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emmanuel Saez, Income Concentration, Thomas Piketty, Irs, Wealth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Income Inequality, Business News

Two-thirds of the nation's total income gains from 2002 to 2007 flowed to the top 1 percent of U.S. households, and that top 1 percent held a larger s...

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Income Inequality Is At An All-Time High: STUDY

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Income Growth, Income Inequality, Middle Class Income, Emmanuel Saez, Income Disparity, Paul Krugman, US Income Inequality, Video, Business News

Income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, surpassing even levels seen during the Great Depression, according to a recently update...

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Income Inequality Is Increasing: Economist

economicprincipals.com | David Warsh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emmanuel Saez, 36, a public economics expert teaching at the University of California at Berkeley, was awarded the 2009 John Bates Clark Medal last we...

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