The Piketty-Saez-Zucman estimates show a substantial increase in the share of national income going to the top 1% of income earners. But these estimates ignore government taxes and transfer payments.
Yet a new study finds that the share of after-tax income earned by the top 1% has not changed since the 1960s.
You can view/download the full study in PDF format below:
John C. Goodman is President of the Goodman Institute and Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute. His books include the soon-to-be-published updated edition of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, the widely acclaimed A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, and New Way to Care: Social Protections that Put Families First. The Wall Street Journal and National Journal, among other media, have called him the “Father of Health Savings Accounts.”
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