Comments on: Outliers

Outliers

vidur — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:28:11 -0800

The World Top Incomes Database (click on "Graphics" and select countries, years and other variables) (via)

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:29:48 -0800

not on it.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:38:23 -0800

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.

By: likeso

likeso — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:34:46 -0800

Damn. Yet another Flash incident: "here should be a swf film". Can't even access the Graphics pop-up. (still lovin' my iPad)

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:53:08 -0800

That's crazy! That thing says we're in the '20s.

By: porpoise

porpoise — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:14:34 -0800

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