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Rod Speed wrote:
Kurt Ullman wrote
Billy wrote


In the period from 2003 to 2005, on average, incomes for the
top 1 percent of households rose 42.6 percent after adjusting
for inflation. The incomes of the middle fifth increased 4.3
percen and the poorest fifth rose by 1.3 percent.


I have seen this stat talked about but never with a citation
attached. You have any idea where I can confirm these figures.


http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...+1.3+inc omes
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/bu...erland&emc=rss

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8...alTaxRates.pdf

They don't seem to jive with IRS stats I have seen.