Outliers

June 7, 2011 5:28 PM

The World Top Incomes Database (click on "Graphics" and select countries, years and other variables) (via)
posted by vidur (5 comments total)

not on it.
posted by clavdivs at 5:29 PM on June 7, 2011

sorry, vidur. I did Switzerland from the database. I plugged in 1939-1945. Top 10% income share.
1939- 32.94
1943- 32.59
1945- 33.24

this is cool.
posted by clavdivs at 5:38 PM on June 7, 2011

Damn. Yet another Flash incident: "here should be a swf film". Can't even access the Graphics pop-up. (still lovin' my iPad)
posted by likeso at 6:34 PM on June 7, 2011

That's crazy! That thing says we're in the '20s.
posted by Mister_A at 7:53 PM on June 7, 2011 [1 favorite]

So do y'all think that I/you can be one of these people if I/we work hard, pray to the right god, and get lucky*?

Naw, me neither. Lucky is enough to achieve this.

*lucky includes "luck" of being born from a certain limited subset of loin
posted by porpoise at 9:14 PM on June 7, 2011