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mathematic

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18. Rough estimate: 60%

Reply to postulater (Reply #10)

Mon May 12, 2014, 05:28 PM

May 2014

100k is top 1/5 of households. (1)

This group makes 1/2 of the national income. (1)

Labor income is 5/8ths of the national income.

Let's say this group makes 4/5ths the capital income. This is an assumption, and it's "about right". I'm sure the data exist for this somewhere but I'm not interested in searching for it right now.

3/8*4/5 = 3/10ths of the total income is capital income that goes to this group.

Ratio of capital income (3/10) to total income (5/10) for this group is 60%.

(1) http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0694.pdf

This is all back-of-the-envelope, so any corrections scholarly (preferred) or otherwise, feel free to chime in.

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