Income Inequality More Than Just a National Problem
Posted by Economic Policy Institute on June 27, 2016
While the presidential election has directed serious attention to income inequality in the United States, the issue has primarily been framed in terms of the fortunes of the top one percent at the national level, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. The report argues, however, that inequality is a local issue as well. It finds that in nine states, 54 metropolitan areas, and 165 counties, the gap between the rich and the poor is even more severe than in the country as a whole. Income Inequality in the U.S. by State, Metropolitan Area and County also notes that economic recovery after the Great Recession substantially favored the rich, as the top one percent of earners saw their incomes grow 25 times as much as the bottom 99 percent.
More in "New Resources"
- Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia teachers say affinity groups are capable of ‘rewriting the structure of education’
- Philadelphia Earth Day Guide
Stay Current in Philly's Higher Education and Nonprofit Sector
We compile a weekly email with local events, resources, national conferences, calls for proposals, grant, volunteer and job opportunities in the higher education and nonprofit sectors.
Subscribe