Figure 1.2 Polarized America
Wealth Held by Top 1%: 1922 - 1998
Top Marginal Income Tax Rate 1913 - 2003
Estate Tax Rate 1916 - 2010
Real Per Capita GDP 1929 - 2005
Yearly Change in Real Per Capita GDP 1929 - 2005
Unemployment (Yearly): 1929 - 2006
Unemployment (Monthly): 1948 - 2006
Inflation: 1914 - 2006
Union Membership: 1930 - 2006
The Minimum Wage: 1937 - 2002
High School Graduation Rates: 1910 - 1995
Returns to High School and College Education: 1915 - 1995
Home Ownership Rates: 1900 - 2001
The Price of Light: 1800 - 1992
Figure 1.3 Polarized America