Vaguely interesting 150420 20 April, 2015 weeden Leave a comment 1. Support for the death penalty is at a 40-year low. 2. As the parties have morphed into issue-based coalitions, straight-ticket voting has increased even as the number of “independents” has risen. 3. In the 1940s through the 1960s, bottom 90% incomes tripled while top 1% incomes were flat. In the 1970s through the early 1980s, all incomes were flat. Since then, top 1% incomes have tripled while bottom 90% incomes have remained flat. 4. The new Gilded Age. 5. How much do federal taxes reduce income inequality? Share this:ShareClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)