@WSJ That's HALF the story. How much of INCOME did the top 5% make in the 1980s compared with the 2000s?
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@WSJ Top 5%'s wages increased roughly 70% b/w '80 & '04, (2004 US Census) but they only pay 11.8% more in taxes? That's a sweet tax cut!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ ME: These poor misused Five Percenters...what was their average income?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ that's what happens when the middle class disappears. You reap what you sow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ@cjpressner only b/c wealth has been disproportionate to the top income brackets since late '80s. Rich pay less today as a % of incomeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ yeah but at the same time they had an increase in wealth of over 200% so that would be a lower rate. MoronThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ what's the difference in wealth earned by the top 5% during those time periods ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Of course the top 5% pay more in taxes than they used to...they have VASTLY more INCOME.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ, whoa, that's misleading. The real story is the widening wealth gap behind your #'s! The rich got richer and paid more tax. That's it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ And the top 5% don't pay enough taxes why.....?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Jesus. You must take people as fools. Is there a more misleading statistic? If anything it goes against what you're insinuating.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Rich get richer+ pay more tax; the#Neoliberal model of#capitalism has worked. Big government+ naff central bankers wrecked it!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ a lot more money controlled by the top 5% in 2000s that in 1980s.#IncomeGapThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wsj Not all of them! They pay obly capital GAINS tax rate under 14%! You know that! Should we get into off shore accounts?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ In the 1980s, the top 5% of Americans paid 28.5% of taxes. In the 2000s, they paid 40.3% of U.S. taxes. <-- its called inflation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ not clear what this means? The rich got richer?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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