Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You've Been Led to Believe | Alternet

Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You've Been Led to Believe | Alternet: Data show the country is failing its lower and middle-income earners miserably. The more the ultra-rich prosper, the less they're burdened with taxes, the greater the benefits for society as a whole. If you're familiar with Republican economic theory of the past 40 years, you've probably heard this line of reasoning. In fact, just the opposite is true.