Yes, I'm working on my paper (at 7 a.m. on a Sunday), but I just had to share this NYT article by Ben Stein. Apparently, the (inflation-adjusted) income of the bottom 60% of U.S. citizens hasn't moved since 1979. But the income of the top 0.1% has gone up quite nicely.
Apparently Mr. Stein was surprised by this. I'm not.
Maybe this is the cynical optimist in me, but perhaps Mister Stein feigns his surprise so as to capture reader interest to a greater degree? After all, "gee whiz, how awful," may be more moving than, "I told ya so!"