Tag: earnings
3 persistent myths about workers and income. The Census Bureau’s annual report on trends in household income always provides an opportunity to compare facts with perceptions. Theses misconceptions relate to what it means to be in the top 50%, the growth in income and earnings over time, and in inequality in the distribution of incom…
New data show strong relationship between earnings and life expectancy. As part of its review of a recent proposal, the Social Security actuaries provided another contribution to the extensive body of evidence showing that life expectancy is positively related to income and that the gap between those at the top and the bottom of t…
