POLI 100B CONGRESS
26 January 2006

  1. Economic Changes 1900 - 2005

    1. Top 1% Income Share: 1913 - 1998



    2. Wealth Held by Top 1%: 1922-1998



    3. Top Marginal Income Tax Rate: 1913 - 2003



    4. Estate Tax Rate: 1916 - 2010



    5. Lorenz Curve: U.S. 1994



      U.S. Income Distribution 1994
 Percent of   Cumulative Percent 
 Population       of Income
      0              0
     10             1.5
     20             4.8
     40            15.3
     60            31.3
     80            54.8
     90            71.8
    100           100.0
    6. Gini Index: 1947 - 2000



    7. High School Graduation Rates: 1910 - 1995



    8. Returns to High School and College Education: 1915 - 1995



    9. Home Ownership: 1900 - 2001



    10. The Price of Light: 1800 - 1992



    11. Cheap Consumer Goods: 1947 - 2006