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applegrove

(129,946 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 01:07 PM 22 hrs ago

What is a K-shaped economy? (I had to look it up)

https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-bell-ca-rvc3&source=android-browser&q=k+shaped+economy


In the K-shaped economy, high-income households sit on the upward arm of the “K,” benefiting from rising pay as well as the value of their stock and property holdings. At the same time, lower-income families occupy the downward stroke, squeezed by inflation and lackluster income gains.
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What is a K-shaped economy? (I had to look it up) (Original Post) applegrove 22 hrs ago OP
Where the regular people get screwed. As per usual. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #1
A New K in America (Paul Krugman) usonian 14 hrs ago #2

usonian

(23,291 posts)
2. A New K in America (Paul Krugman)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:28 PM
14 hrs ago

The gap between haves and have-nots fell under Biden, but is rising under Trump

Dec 23, 2025

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-k-in-america

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