▲ 86 ▼ Today I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumption (www.morningbrew.com) submitted 1 year ago by Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (4 children) This has been the norm throughout most of history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The last few years maybe, at least since agriculture enabled standing armies, but not for most of human history, which has frequently been egalitarian and communal permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) True but it is new to the American experience since World War 2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago The US has always been built to satisfy the top. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago A Brief History of Income Inequality in the US For further reading I'd highly recommend the book A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The last few years maybe, at least since agriculture enabled standing armies, but not for most of human history, which has frequently been egalitarian and communal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) True but it is new to the American experience since World War 2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago The US has always been built to satisfy the top. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago A Brief History of Income Inequality in the US For further reading I'd highly recommend the book A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago The US has always been built to satisfy the top. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago A Brief History of Income Inequality in the US For further reading I'd highly recommend the book A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. permalink fedilink source parent