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peppertree

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1. The UK has the second highest income inequality among G7 countries

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:33 PM

Sep 2022

That wasn't a surprise.

But what was, is that Mexico's data shows that it has only slightly more inequality than the U.K. or the U.S. (!).

Goes to show that some official data bears no resemblance at all to reality.

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The UK has the second highest income inequality among G7 countries peppertree Sep 2022 #1

This sounds like the old "tickle down" theory...... Jade Fox Sep 2022 #2