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In the past few decades, income inequality in the United States has increased dramatically. Between 1979 and 2007, after-tax income of households in the top 1 percent of earners <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42729" target="_blank">grew</a> by 275%, compared to 65% for the next 19%, ~40% for the next 60%, and 18% for the bottom fifth of households.