http://mail.newgeography.com/category/blog-topics/massachusetts The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://mail.newgeography.com/content/00178-income-chasm-growing-massachusetts <p>Mirroring a national trend, the income gap is increasing in the Bay State. <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/08/15/income_chasm_widening_in_state/">From the Boston Globe article:</a></p> <p>"The gap between rich and poor has widened substantially in Massachusetts over the past two decades, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts. Only those earning the highest incomes benefited from gains in technology, productivity, and globalization, while middle-class earnings stagnated and incomes for poor families plunged 15 percent."</p> http://mail.newgeography.com/content/00178-income-chasm-growing-massachusetts#comments income inequality Massachusetts Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:58 -0400 Andy Sywak 178 at http://mail.newgeography.com