By most measures, and in many countries, income inequality has been increasing for a generation. Some people don’t care, so here’s another way to look at the problem: over the past 20 years, the pre-tax incomes of the poorest 99 per cent in the US grew by just 6.6 per cent after adjusting for inflation. That is a pathetic one-third of 1 per cent per year. Those who aren’t worried about increasing inequality should still be concerned at such widespread stagnation of living standards.
按照多数标准来看，在很多国家当中，收入分配不公问题在整整一代人的时间里不断加剧。一些人对此并不关心，那让我们换一个角度来看这个问题：过去20年间，美国顶层1%人口以下的广大民众经通胀调整后的税前收入仅增长了6.6%。这相当于年均收入增幅仅为1%的三分之一，简直低得可怜。那些不担心收入分配不公加剧的人，还是应当为这种普遍存在的生活水平上升停滞感到担忧。
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