income alone is no measure of living standards, surely? depends on buying power, conditions etc
even without the top quintile, incomes have increased significantly, yes.
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exactly, also inflation of 55% in the 17 years of that graph outstrips low ends income growth.
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except that graph is adjusted for inflation...
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still lots on the other side of living standard equation that gdp just reflect Housing costs etc
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doesn't GDP incl things like funerals, drug rehab clinics, security guards, mega data storage?
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