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It shows how much money one needs to earn to be in the top 1% of the state's income earners. There is great variance. Connecticut has the highest threshold of $678k. Arkansas has the lowest threshold at $228k. That is a third of Connecticut. The Economic Policy Institute finds that income equality grew in every state. In 2012, which is the most recent data, income inequality was the greatest in New York and Connecticut. In both states the income of the top 1% was 48-times the...
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