Via Atrios, The Washington Monthly says “Happy Labor Day” with a very educational map:
here’s a handy map showing how far median incomes have dropped over the past six years. And it’s good news for most of you: Compared to Michigan and North Carolina you’re not doing so badly after all. So stop your sniveling.
Update: Now The Washington Monthly reports a problem with the map.
they used a different measure for the 1999 figures than for the 2005 numbers, and that made the decline look worse than it was.
There is a chart (no map this time) at the Washington Monthly site with more consistent data.
brainrow :: Correction: A Gentler Decline | 09-Sep-06 at 7:40 pm | Permalink
[…] In a blog post a few days ago, I linked to a map showing declines in median incomes across the U.S. Now The Washington Monthly reports a problem with the map. they used a different measure for the 1999 figures than for the 2005 numbers, and that made the decline look worse than it was. […]