45 Years, $59

“Incomes for the bottom 90 percent of Americans only grew by $59 on average between 1966 and 2011 (when you adjust those incomes for inflation) …. During the same period, the average income for the top 10 percent of Americans rose by $116,071, Johnston found.” Seems reasonable.

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