“The share of income going to the rich remained remarkably constant from the mid-1940s through the 1970s and then began to escalate rapidly. For example, the top 5% of taxpayers accounted for 23.0% of total income in 1981 but 37.2%… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“The share of income going to the rich remained remarkably constant from the mid-1940s through the 1970s and then began to escalate rapidly. For… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“On average, the real incomes of middle-class families have grown twice as fast under Democrats as they have under Republicans, while the real incomes… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“as the economically advantaged groups unleash their greater resources in the political sphere. These groups lobby for tax loopholes, hire lawyers and accountants to… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“Many ordinary Americans believe that “large differences in income are necessary for America’s prosperity,” as one standard survey question puts it.18 However, economists who… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“the roll call votes cast by U.S. senators are much better accounted for by their own partisanship than by the preferences of their constituents.… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
“In a political system where nearly every adult may vote but where knowledge, wealth, social position, access to officials, and other resources are unequally… — Larry M. Bartels Copy Share Image
