These are beautiful. I'm not a computer expert, but is there any way you guys could offer them in additional formats than PDF? I wanted to "share" one on my facebook page, but I don't think there's a way to share a pdf (without making people click the link, which most won't bother to do). I think these are the kinds of images that could be spread like wildfire online. Thanks!

Yes, please make a jpg image of these to post on websites and places like Facebook! The would spread like wildfires. They are shocking and disturbing.

Thanks to you both for the suggestion.

The graphic is incredibly misleading, though I'm not sure if it was intended to be or not. The problem is that it uses a flat rate or ratio of an increase of income then, instead of using percentages or ratios, it attempts to quantify it in dollar amounts. The median income in the U.S. (what is denoted in the 41-60 percent range in the graphic) increased from $25700 to $33700 (after taxes and adjusted for inflation [2006 dollars]) The graphic would have you believe that income decreased for the median since 1979 when in reality, it increased by 31%.

Another problem is with the average income graph. The scale does not allow for any change to be seen in the bottom quartiles, which makes the viewer think they are flat and unchanging, when in reality, as previously shown, is not the case (the median increased by 31% after taxes but in the graphic it looks as though it hasn't changed). A posttax figure is a better representation of income as well as it is what an individual is able to spend. If I were taxed at a 75% rate, but my pretax income was 50% more than someone who isn't taxed at all, it would appear as though I have more disposable income even though that is not the case.

If you have a chance, adjust the graphics!