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Interesting read. Internet not alone killing the mall but big box stores -- hoojinks 02/14/2020 10:56AM I don't think I buy this for the most part. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/14/2020 12:12PM Thanks, Trump. ** -- ResistHoo 02/14/2020 11:47AM Income earned by the middle class has fallen FROM 2/3 to -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 11:47AM Any charts on wealth? I have no idea what those would show (well, I -- HoosWillWin 02/14/2020 1:28PM Wealth charts are harder to find because it's not as systematically tracked -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 1:53PM Agreed. There is no single chart that will paint the picture. Too -- HoosWillWin 02/14/2020 4:09PM What is apparent is that the rich or those in 5th quintile have benefited f -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/14/2020 12:46PM Yeah, but that doesn't mean middle class people have gotten poorer. It -- WahooRQ 02/14/2020 1:38PM I think it has more to do with automation and globalization, both of which -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 1:55PM Sure - my comment was just about the spike in income growth at the top -- WahooRQ 02/14/2020 1:59PM Yeah, that may be part of it. Anecdotally though, I'm having to fight -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 2:17PM Well, that's not apparent at all from the charts since that is pre-tax -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 1:08PM Understand your point, but what you fail to mention is the relative -- RickPerry 02/14/2020 1:33PM Sorry... here's the link I referenced in my other post -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 1:57PM CBO. Here's 2005 which as the top quintile paying 85.3% of individual -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 1:39PM Thanks. I think it is more accurate to go with the 2x ratio, since -- RickPerry 02/14/2020 2:03PM I guess, but if you got rid of the payroll "tax"... the bottom 4 quintiles -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 2:13PM By netting out benefits, all you’re proving is that there’s a significant -- RickPerry 02/14/2020 3:28PM Right, I'm highlighting that even outside of the progressive nature of our -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2020 3:49PM Yeah I conflated 5th quintile with top 5% which is hoo I meant to direct my -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/14/2020 4:59PM LOL...quality snark ** -- Moneyshot 02/14/2020 1:30PM