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Longer view of savings vs disposable income

…interest income peak coincides with the percentage peak of savings in the first chart. The savings % of disposable income peaks in 1982 at 11.2 and the income from interest…

More on Income and saving the rustbelt

…had two income earners, had incomes exceeding $91,705. Households in the mid quintile, with a mean of one income earner per household had incomes between $36,000 and $57,657. Recall that…

Ain’t been no progressiveness since 1980

…the vaunted Clinton era. Look at this chart. Notice how the income for the bottom 99% is continuously falling away from the total income. Of course, you can’t miss the…