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Tom Harkin: I listened carefully earlier when the Senator was going through his charts about the decline in middle income, and the…

On the recordMarch 9, 1995
I listened carefully earlier when the Senator was going through his charts about the decline in middle income, and the disparity in who is getting the money in our country. I was intrigued by the charts and how up until the 1960's, I believe, or the 1970's, the Senator was showing how most people increased and advanced together. But it has only been in the last few years where the discrepancies--and where the income was going--has really shown up. Would the Senator show that last chart, where the disparities came in? Now, this was the chart that shows from 1950 to 1978 we were all kind of growing together, if I am not mistaken.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing income disparity and economic growth trends during a Senate debate.

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