Comments on: All Sources of Income for Top 0.01 Percent http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/06/03/all-sources-of-income-for-top-001-percent/ Making the "Invisible Hand" Visible Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: George http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/06/03/all-sources-of-income-for-top-001-percent/#comment-21602 George Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:06:38 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/06/03/all-sources-of-income-for-top-001-percent/#comment-21602 A simply fantastic graph. I would love to see the percentages of income from 2005 forward. It shows catergorically that wages are less thena 35% percent oftheir income. I would also like to see thesame graph by percentile EXCLUDING the percentile above them. For example the top .01 percent (higher than thi sgrapgh) the .1 percent excluding the .01 percent. the 1% percent excluding those in the .1 percent and the top 10 % excluding the top 1 % This is important becuase I believe the percentage of income from sources graph scales logarithmically as you get into the highest percentage incomes. Also you really should allow capital gains to be part of the determination of the top percentage since salary is really chicken feed to those making real money. A simply fantastic graph.

I would love to see the percentages of income from 2005 forward.

It shows catergorically that wages are less thena 35% percent oftheir income.

I would also like to see thesame graph by percentile EXCLUDING the percentile above them.

For example the top .01 percent (higher than thi sgrapgh) the .1 percent excluding the .01 percent.
the 1% percent excluding those in the .1 percent
and the top 10 % excluding the top 1 %

This is important becuase I believe the percentage of income from sources graph scales logarithmically as you get into the highest percentage incomes.

Also you really should allow capital gains to be part of the determination of the top percentage since salary is really chicken feed to those making real money.

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