Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A new study by economist Emmanuel Saez claims that the top 1% income earners in the United States hit a new high in 2015. The study used data from the IRS to show “families at or near the top of the income ladder did substantially better in 2015 than those below them. The share of income going to the
US Income Inequality Reaches Highest Level In History
The land of opportunity? Not so much. In fact, the rich are getting richer at a historic rate.