Putting American inequality in perspective
Dylan Matthews at the Washington Post wonkblog pasted a chart based on World Bank data.
The chart puts within country income distribution position on X axis plotted against worldwide position in the distribution on the Y axis. A lot of information here.
Some questions:
1. Does this graph change the way you think about inequality in America? In other countries?
2. How does this graph influence the way you think about relative v. absolute poverty?
3. What additional information would you need to know to change your mind?
I will be recreating this chart, including Canada, the World Income Distribution data via Branco Milanovic.
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