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3. Well, in hours worked per week, it's actually true

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 12:56 PM

Jan 2012

According to the NYT article just posted here on DU, the top 1 percenters (by income) are more likely to work more than 50 hours per week.

added link from another thread:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/business/the-1-percent-paint-a-more-nuanced-portrait-of-the-rich.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

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The rich must have started working much harder in 1980 [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2012 OP

Well, in hours worked per week, it's actually true mainer Jan 2012 #3

two points cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #4

Very true. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #7

Reagan: an actor trained like a monkey to lie da_decider Jan 2012 #5

Death of Unions Is The Reason for the Wage Gap Yavin4 Jan 2012 #8

Yes. (And unions were a prime driver of inflation.) cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #9

We Have Inflation (in some cases HyperInflation) with Flat Wages Yavin4 Jan 2012 #10

That's partially, but not entirely true cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #11