To: Oeconomicus who wrote (50786 ) 9/2/2006 4:04:30 PM From: tejek Read Replies (2) | Respond to Americans without health insurance jumped by 1.3 million ..." "For the second straight year, full-time male employees saw their earnings decline in 2005, while their female counterparts took a similar hit for the third straight year. The median earnings for men fell 1.8 percent .... Women saw a 1.3 percent decline ..." "But a closer look tells a more complex story. For the second straight year, full-time male employees saw their earnings decline in 2005, while their female counterparts took a similar hit for the third straight year. The median earnings for men fell 1.8 percent to $41,400. Women saw a 1.3 percent decline to $31,900. That wasn't true, however, for high-income workers. The 20 percent of U.S. households with the highest income accounted for more than half the total U.S. household income in 2005. That disparity has widened over the last 10 years, "indicating a higher level of income inequality than in 1995," said David Johnson, the chief of housing and household economic statistics at the Census Bureau. "Also, the share of total income received by the highest 20 percent of households has increased, while the shares received by those in the lowest 60 percent have declined."" the rich get richer at the expense of the poor. Instead of addressing that statement, you jump, skip and screw around with other economic data in an attempt to throw up straw men to confuse the issue on the table. Deal with the issue and refute it or give it up."the share of total income received by the highest 20 percent of households has increased, while the shares received by those in the lowest 60 percent have declined."
