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This article explains how income inequality has increased between poor and rich people in the past 40 years. This article gives graphs and facts about how income inequality has increased over the past 40 years and is growing at an alarming rate.

"the gap between the rich and everyone else, has been growing markedly, by every major statistical measure, for some 30 years" This describes the growing gap between income of the lower class and the upper class. This can help you picture why this is becoming such a big problem.

"Between the end of World War II and the late 1970s, incomes in the United States were becoming more equal. In other words, incomes at the bottom were rising faster than those at the top. Since the late 1970s, this trend has reversed." Ever since World War II, the income gap has increased. For instance, as of 2012, 22% of the Pre-Tax income of all of the United States goes to the top 1% of household incomes. This shows imbalance between the incomes of these people and the incomes of people closer to the median.

"Between 1979 and 2012, the top 5 percent of American families saw their real incomes increase 74.9 percent, according to Census data. Over the same period, the lowest-income fifth saw a decrease in real income of 12.1 percent. This sharply contrasts with the 1947-79 period, when all income groups saw similar income gains, with the lowest income group actually seeing the largest gains." This article talks about how in the early and mid 20th century, all income groups had about the same amount of income gains, but in recent times, the top percent have a higher income gain than the bottom percent whose real income seems to be decreasing. This article uses graphs and charts to support its claims.

"Between 1979 and 2012, the top 5 percent of American families saw their real incomes increase 74.9 percent, according to Census data. Over the same period, the lowest-income fifth saw a decrease in real income of 12.1 percent. This sharply contrasts with the 1947-79 period, when all income groups saw similar income gains, with the lowest income group actually seeing the largest gains." After world war 2 income from the lower class started to rise more than the upper class making the gap between upper and middle class lower as income averaged out. However around the 1970s the upper class's income has started to increase more than the lower class's income leaving a wider income gap.

"Between the end of World War II and the late 1970s, incomes in the United States were becoming more equal. In other words, incomes at the bottom were rising faster than those at the top. Since the late 1970s, this trend has reversed." This article states that those of higher class are beginning to receive and higher and faster income. Before, the lower class were gaining more income faster than the upper class, making incomes equal. It shows that since the late 1970s, the incomes are becoming more unequal

"Between the end of World War II and the late 1970s, incomes in the United States were becoming more equal. In other words, incomes at the bottom were rising faster than those at the top. Since the late 1970s, this trend has reversed." This website gives lots of information about how, when and why income inequality occurs in America. It also has graphs that allow the reader to better understand the problem and it changes American economic classes

"Between the end of World War II and the late 1970s, incomes in the United States were becoming more equal. In other words, incomes at the bottom were rising faster than those at the top. Since the late 1970s, this trend has reversed." This website gives lots of information about how, when and why income inequality occurs in America. It also has graphs that allow the reader to better understand the problem and it changes American economic classes