# Nicholas Kristof on U.S. Income Inequality - Host: [nytimes.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/nytimes.com/) - Saved: November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07T18:35:25Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/14b4f8801cf0/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/14b4f8801cf0.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Nicholas Kristof argues that the U.S. is at the level of plutocratic banana republics: CEOs of the largest American companies earned an average of 42 times as much as the average worker in 1980, but 531 times as much in 2001. Perhaps the most astounding statistic is this: From 1980 to 2005, more than four-fifths of the total increase in American incomes went to the richest 1 percent. Step back and (for the moment) avoid passing judgment on whether this state of affairs is good or bad. What’s fascinating is that against this backdrop, last week’s election went to the Republicans, who admit that their top priority is passing large tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans. I know much has been written about this, but I think it defies easy explanation how economic policies that benefit so very few enjoy the support of so many.  ★ ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [The Hijacked Commission - NYTimes.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/583aba87be95/) (nytimes.com, November 14, 2010) - [There Will Be Blood](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/54aac97686ae/) (nytimes.com, November 22, 2010) - [Wandering Mind Is a Sign of Unhappiness - NYTimes.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/af77d2997eb5/) (nytimes.com, November 25, 2010) - [Netflix a Fast-Growing Rival to Hollywood and Cable - The New York Times](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9a839ad5296e/) (nytimes.com, November 26, 2010) - [Loving Coffee Without Being a Drip - The New York Times](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2dc6d93a5e56/) (nytimes.com, November 26, 2010) ## Saved the same week - [Shaun Inman’s HTML5Audio Safari Extension](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/5dde815ca4dc/) (shauninman.com, November 5, 2010) - [Git Textmate Bundle](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2f6a9249d67b/) (github.com, November 5, 2010) - [Thom Hogan’s 2011 Camera Industry Predictions →](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7e590ecece6f/) (bythom.com, November 6, 2010) - [When the Tech Guy Is 13 (or Even 10)](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4213b33e223f/) (boss.blogs.nytimes.com, November 7, 2010) - [Trailer for ‘Linotype: The Film’](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/def12833a847/) (linotypefilm.com, November 7, 2010) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/opinion/07kristof.html