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Here's Proof That Inequality Is Rising Fastest In San Francisco

Gus Lubin   

Here's Proof That Inequality Is Rising Fastest In San Francisco
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The people blockading Google Buses to protest soaring home prices and a general sense of inequality in San Francisco aren't dreaming.

San Francisco had the largest increase in inequality from 2007-2012 of any large city, according to a new report from Brookings. Meanwhile, New York City, home of Occupy Wall Street, did not even make the top ten.

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Brookings

When it comes to total inequality, based on the household income ratio of the 95th to the 20th percentile, San Francisco is second only to Atlanta among large cities.

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Brookings


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