From 1979 to 2012, only four U.S. states — Alaska, Arkansas, South Dakota and Hawaii — saw income inequality rise by LESS than 10 percent
Cool article in The Atlantic Cities on the growth of American income inequality from 1979 to 2012; essentially, in 1979, there were 11 states (and D.C.) that had rates of inequality (as measured by Gini) that exceeded the rate for the U.S.… Continue Reading