July 2007
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The Middle Does Pay A Larger Share, Contrary to...
Claims, like mine, that middle-income workers are now paying a larger share of their incomes than people at or near the top “don’t hold up under close examination,” says Gregory Mankiw in today’s New York Times. (Mankiw was an adviser to President Bush and is now advising Mitt Romney in his campaign.) Mankiw relies on a study by the Congressional Budget office that finds...