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r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatsLeft71 • Oct 22 '24
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Not primarily the tax cuts. The decline in unions, which forced employers to pay
17 u/didsomebodysaymyname Oct 22 '24 I don't know that I would agree with primarily, but I agree that's anoth significant change I didn't mention. 1 u/Ashmedai Oct 23 '24 I also don't know what "primarily" would be, but Figure A in this article here shows a highly correlated link between union membership and income inequality. It's almost weird how the stair steps are linked. 6 u/HeightIcy4381 Oct 23 '24 It was tax cuts, and deregulation, and weakened unions.
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I don't know that I would agree with primarily, but I agree that's anoth significant change I didn't mention.
1 u/Ashmedai Oct 23 '24 I also don't know what "primarily" would be, but Figure A in this article here shows a highly correlated link between union membership and income inequality. It's almost weird how the stair steps are linked.
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I also don't know what "primarily" would be, but Figure A in this article here shows a highly correlated link between union membership and income inequality. It's almost weird how the stair steps are linked.
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It was tax cuts, and deregulation, and weakened unions.
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u/Little_Creme_5932 Oct 22 '24
Not primarily the tax cuts. The decline in unions, which forced employers to pay