When various statistical quirks are harmonized between the two economic measures,

Bullshiat flag.

traditional measures of inequality ignore how inflation affects the rich and poor differently:

Bullshiat flag.

income statistics miss a lot, such as the value of government programs and the impact of taxes.

Bullshiat flag.

Set all the numbers aside for a moment. If you've lived through the past four decades, does it really seem like America is no better off today?

Ridiculous bullshiat flag.

There's massaging the numbers, and then there's giving the numbers a happy ending.

Marcus Aurelius: Average wages have stagnated for the past 40 years while CEO pay is at record levels.

They can't explain that.

It's all right there dude...

median real household income-as reported by the Census Bureau-grew just 0.49 percent per year between 1979 and 2007 even as worker productivity grew four times faster at 1.95 percent per year. The wide gap between the two measures, if accurate, would suggest wealthy households rather than middle-class families grabbed most of the income gains from faster productivity.

But Gordon explained that this "compares apples with oranges, and then oranges with bananas." When various statistical quirks are harmonized between the two economic measures, Gordon found middle-class income growth to be much faster

You just haven't been harmonizing your various statistical quirks, dummy.

sammyk: Yea I'm going to trust their opinion on income disparity.

What income disparity? Once you harmonize statistical quirks and note how traditional measures of inequality are wrong and income isn't that big a deal and set aside numbers for a moment, there's no income disparity!

Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, my cock is 15 inches long.

When various statistical quirks are harmonized I can fly and poop skittles!

it's still unfair!!!!

waaaaaaah!!!

Oh it's all a mass delusion. Thank goodness.

I think you'll find that when you harmonize the statistical quirks my grey Honda Jazz is actually a blue Bugatti Veyron.

Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, Coor's is better than Newcastle.

unlikely: Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, I'm dating Natalie Portman.

The margin of error between me and her is legally set at 100 yards.

Once you harmonize the statistical quirks, colon_pow is not an idiot troll and he actually has something useful to say.

colon_pow: it's still unfair!!!!

waaaaaaah!!!

Like taxes on the wealthy, AMIRITE?

This means that real inequality in America, if you measure it correctly, has been roughly unchanged." And why is that? China and Wal-Mart. Lower-income families spend a larger share of income than wealthier families on goods whose prices are more directly affected by trade. Higher income folks, by contrast, spend more on services which are less subject to foreign competition.

Oh how my heart bleeds for those higher income folks who are forced to buy all those fancy products not affected by foreign competition. If only there were something they could do about it.

Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, you ARE the 1% and the CEOs are struggling in this economy.

Bloody William: When various statistical quirks are harmonized between the two economic measures,

Bullshiat flag.

traditional measures of inequality ignore how inflation affects the rich and poor differently:

Bullshiat flag.

income statistics miss a lot, such as the value of government programs and the impact of taxes.

Bullshiat flag.

Set all the numbers aside for a moment. If you've lived through the past four decades, does it really seem like America is no better off today?

Ridiculous bullshiat flag.

There's massaging the numbers, and then there's giving the numbers a happy ending.

I love the far right.

This week he's arguing there's no income disparity. Next week he'll argue that the economy has gone to hell and everyone is poor because of Socialists and Obama.

Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, my Mazda can go faster than a Bugatti Veyron.

From the Journal of the American Enterprise Institute...

All I needed to know.

"Remember when even upper-middle class families worried about staying on a long distance call for too long? When flying was an expensive luxury? When only a minority of the population had central air conditioning, dishwashers, and color televisions? When no one had DVD players, iPods, or digital cameras? And when most Americans owned a car that broke down frequently, guzzled fuel, spewed foul smelling pollution, and didn't have any of the now virtually standard items like air conditioning or tape/CD players?"

And refrigerators. You forgot about refrigerators. These fat cat poors are able to keep their caviar chilled.

Summary of article:

You should believe me rather than your lying eyes.

Mors: I think you'll find that when you harmonize the statistical quirks my grey Honda Jazz is actually a blue Bugatti Veyron.

God Is My Co-Pirate: Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, my Mazda can go faster than a Bugatti Veyron.

Goddamn statistical quirks strike again!

Once you harmonize the various statistical quirks, the Houston Astros held the best record in baseball this year.

Once you harmonize the statistical quirks, the Dolphins are leading the AFC East.

I didn't know conservative think tanks could be so desperate.

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.
- Upton Sinclair

The scaffolding of American conservatism.

Once you harmonize the statistical quirks, TF is worth $5 a month.

Ah, the Big Lie. Somebody studied their classics.

"...in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods."

Still, I can't help but notice that the Derp Brigade is curiously absent. Have we stumbled on a piece of right-wing agitprop even they won't defend?

When you harmonize the statistical quirks, my dick is bigger than Mors and God Is My Co-Pirate's Bugatti Veyrons combined.

IIRC, this is a guy that believed the Ryan plan was the end-all, be-all of economic policies.

Sock Ruh Tease: I didn't know conservative think tanks could be so desperate.

They're not once you harmonize the various statistical quirks.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Once you harmonize the statistical quirks, TF is worth $5 a month.

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