Pulling Apart: Gap Between New York’s Wealthy and Poor Is Still the Widest in the Nation
April 9, 2008. New York has the dubious distinction of having the widest income gap between the rich and the poor of all 50 states, according to this report released by FPI in conjunction with a national study of income trends in the 50 states by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. The report also shows that inequality in New York City is even more extreme than in the state as a whole. Also see Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends from CBPP and EPI. FPI’s press release >>
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Pulling Apart: Gap Between New York’s Wealthy and Poor Is Still the Widest in the Nation
April 9, 2008. New York has the dubious distinction of having the widest income gap between the rich and the poor of all 50 states, according to this report released by FPI in conjunction with a national study of income trends in the 50 states by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. The report also shows that inequality in New York City is even more extreme than in the state as a whole. Also see Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends from CBPP and EPI. FPI’s press release >>