The L-Curve 2.0: An Updated Graph of the US Income Distribution

Description: The US Income distribution does not look like a "Bell Curve". It is an "L-Curve": a gradual ramp for 99% of the population forming "horizontal branch" and a steep spike at top reacing beyond stratosphere. The disparity is so great it is difficult to represent on single graph. To comprehend it we must zoom over five orders magnitude.

Keywords: Income Distribution, Income Inequality, distribution of wealth, billions, millions, wealth, poverty, economic democracy, oligarchy, kleptocracy, progressive income tax, zoom

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2024年12月28日

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