▁bur den , ▁a ▁significant ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 9 ▁sub prime ▁mort g age ▁crisis , ▁as ▁highly ▁lever aged ▁home own ers ▁suffered ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁reduction ▁in ▁their ▁net ▁worth ▁during ▁the ▁crisis . ▁Further , ▁since ▁lower ▁income ▁families ▁tend ▁to ▁spend ▁relatively ▁more ▁of ▁their ▁income ▁than ▁higher ▁income ▁families , ▁sh ifting ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁to ▁wealth ier ▁families ▁may ▁slow ▁economic ▁growth . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁example , ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁prop ounds ▁that ▁a ▁sw elling ▁corpor ate ▁financial ▁and ▁bank ing ▁sector ▁has ▁caused ▁G ini ▁Co efficient s ▁to ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 : ▁" Fin an cial ▁services ' ▁share ▁of ▁G DP ▁in ▁America ▁double d ▁to ▁ 8 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁over ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁their ▁prof its ▁rose ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁to ▁ 3 5 % ▁of ▁total ▁corpor ate ▁prof its , ▁before ▁col laps ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 9 . ▁Bank ers ▁are ▁being ▁paid ▁more , ▁too . ▁In ▁America ▁the ▁compens ation ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁financial ▁services ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁average ▁compens ation ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Now ▁it ▁is ▁twice ▁that ▁average ." ▁The ▁summary ▁argument , ▁considering ▁these ▁find ings , ▁is ▁that ▁if ▁corpor at ism ▁is ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁and