> Saez seems to be going much farther now, in a way that's kind of perfect for
> 99% trope. He now says that the top 1% has captured nearly half the income
> growth since the 1970s:
the EPI says the same thing: http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/pages/interactive#/?start=1970&end=2008
though they don't break down the figures, the pie chart is well over 50% for the top 1% -- and they claim income for the bottom 90% has declined.