To build a robust social democracy, just taxing the wealthy won’t be enough
Placing the tax burden entirely on the ultra-wealthy undermines the already difficult project of expanding government services and increasing infrastructure investment.
Who makes what?
New visualization shows that the percentages of workers at various pay levels have not changed significantly between 1994 and 2014. Interactive tool allows you plug in any hourly wage up to $100 in 25 cent intervals.
This valley is their valley
Decades of inequitable development and intra-regional competition have created a deeply divided Silicon Valley, one where the city of San Jose bears most of the burden.
Who earns what?
Two new data tools. Which occupations have so many high paid workers that they bust the current BLS survey method's ability to measure closely?
Back on top: new data show wealthy recovering more than others
The top 1 percent of families captured 93 percent of total income growth from 2009 to 2010.