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Figure 4:                Income Share of Middle Class and Top 1%, 1979-1996

                  1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

As the Top 1% has increased its share of the income pie, the middle class has lost ground.

NOTE: Data for Figure 4 derived from Table 5.             Go to Table of Contents