Latest earnings data from the Social Security Administration show that the very top continues to pull away and amass a larger share of the #earnings pie while the bottom 90% continues to fall further behind. Between 1979 and 2021 #wages for the top 1% and top 0.1% skyrocketed while wages for the bottom 90% grew slowly. The top 1% doubled their share of total earnings while the bottom 90% now receives their lowest share of the earnings pie on record.
#inequality #economics
https://www.epi.org/publication/inequality-2021-ssa-data/
