TY  - BOOK
AU  - Perlo,Victor
ED  - Labor Research Association
TI  - The income 'revolution'
T2  - A new pamphlet series
AV  - HC 110.I5 P4 1954
U1  - 339.41 
PY  - 1954///
CY  - New York
PB  - International Publishers
KW  - Income
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64); Introduction: Main conclusions of Dr. Kuznets -- What our study shows; 1. Critique of Kuznets' methods: Errors in concept and scope -- Omission of undistributed profits -- Omission of unreported income -- Wartime rates and tax avoidance -- Atomic age tax rackets -- The rich are angels -- Other experts on unreported income -- Treatment of capital gains -- Extra dependents and income splitting -- Kuznets' techniques -- Treatment of income taxes; 2. Our independent estimates of top incomes: Stage 1: top 1% and 5% tax returns -- Stage 2: estimating unreported income -- Stage 3: Capital gains and undistributed profits -- Stage 4: summary of results -- Checking results against independent estimates; 3. Class distribution of income: Relative position of the worker -- Share of upper income groups in savings -- Practical conclusions -- Reference notes
N2  - "Are the rich getting poorer and the poor richer? This study reveals the real class distribution of income in the U.S." -- From the front cover
ER  -