Today I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumption (www.morningbrew.com)

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[-] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 months ago

This has been the norm throughout most of history.

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months 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

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

True but it is new to the American experience since World War 2.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

The US has always been built to satisfy the top.

[-] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months 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.

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