claim: "income disparities in the united states are the worst since the 1920s."
author: bobby scott
evidence_1: dec 5, 2013 ... and according to his research, u.s. income inequality has been increasing  steadily since the 1970s, and now has reached levels not seen ...
evidence_2: income inequality in the united states is the extent to which income is distributed  in an uneven manner among the american population. the inequality has  increased significantly since the 1970s after several ...... the u.s. was ranked the  41st worst among 141 countries (30th percentile) on income equality measured  by the ...
evidence_3: dec 11, 2018 ... the broad facts of income inequality over the past six decades are easily  summarized: ... income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the united  states based .... cbo states that the former method of using after-tax income for  .... and in the past decade has climbed to levels not seen since the 1920s.
evidence_4: aug 17, 2018 ... us income inequality, already at its worst levels since the 1920s, is likely to get  worse because of president donald trump's economic policies, ...
evidence_5: may 20, 2014 ... gary burtless challenges popular claims that income inequality faced by ...  quoted in arguments on the steep income inequality in the united states. ... of  national income reaching 20 percent, a figure not seen since the 1920s.