Between 1977 and 2014 the most dramatic changes incomes were of the richest, whose incomes increased radically, and for middle-income groups where incomes fell
Between 1977 and 2014, and before the application of benefits and taxes, incomes for most people have fallen. Only the top 20% have seen any real increase and most have that increase has been for the top 10% of families.
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Graphic on Changing Income Distribution (1977-2014) © Simon Duffy 2017.
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