期刊名称：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Regional Economist
出版年度：2014
出版社：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
摘要：U .S. income inequality has become a focal point of public discussion and debate over t he past couple of years. For example: . In early December, President Obama cited a growing div ide between the top 10 percent and the rest of the U. S. income d is- t ribut ion as an impetus for new legislat ion t hat would raise t he minimum wage. 1 . In their effor ts to sh rink the budget deficit, law ma kers decide who should pay t he most t axes based on t he income and wealth d istributions. . Occupy Wall Street act ivists denou nced t he disparity bet ween t he earnings of the top 1 percent of the income dist ribut ion a nd t hose of everybody else
