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The Myth of the ‘Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor’

January 30, 2009 - 12:00 am - by Tom Blumer
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2009-01-30 08:08:21

- Using cherry-picked figures is no way to build a case.
True. But one needs at least ONE reference. Notably, you didn’t provide any.

- The plain fact is that the rich have become obscenely more rich,…
Your opinion, not “plain fact”.

- … while most of us suffer stagnating wages while prices rise.
Not. Guess I was prescient. See links in the preceding post. Want more? Work harder. Invent something people can’t do without. Write a hit song or, better yet… get a relevant education. Lots of options.

- This chart doesn’t even speak to the absurd incomes in the top 5%.
What’s absurd about them? Again – this is your opinion.