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Re:Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth? by thrmsforbfast on Thursday October 25, 2018 @09:33PM (#18306076)
Only if GDP remained constant. Inflation-adjusted GDP increase from ~5 trillion in the 70's to ~18 trillion today. Much larger than 2x, and not every household is dual-income.
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Re:Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth? by ryanwaggoner on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:40AM (#18308337)
Wouldn’t you want to adjust this for household growth too? Not saying it wouldn’t be larger than 2x, but population has grown and households I believe are growing even faster, so maybe it’s actually closer to 2x?
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